Informal Fallacies
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Division | argues that if a whole unit has a quality, then each part must have that quality. |
| appeal to people | argues that since most people do something, you should too. |
| False Cause | concludes that since two incidents happened at about the same time, one event caused another. |
| Hasty Generalization | judges a group by the actions or appearance of one, or a few, members of that group. |
| Composition | assumes that because every part has a characteristic, the whole unit will also have that characteristic. |
| Appeal to Authority | uses the testimony of an expert who is not an expert on the subject being discussed. |
| Appeal to Force | convinces by arousing fears. |
| Equivocation | uses ambiguous words, which cloud meaning. |
| Ignorance | uses information that has not ben proven to be either true or false. |
| False Dilemma | offers fewer options than really exist. |
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