Set: Faults of Persuasion

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Fallacy of Appeal to Popularityappeals to the popularity suggest that and idea must be true because it is widely held. ( something is good because its [popular)
Fallacy of Appeal to Antiquityappeals to antiquity assume that older ideas are better and that the fact that and idea has been around for awhile implies it is true. (ideas that are old and have been around for awhile are right)
Fallacy of Appeal to Noveltya fallacy that occurs when it assumes something is better or correct because it is new.
Fallacy of the slippery slopea fallacy in which a person asserts that some event must inevitably follow from another without any argument for the inevitability of the event in question. (if one thing happens another will)
Hyperbolic Languageusing extreme exaggeration
Absolutesusing words like "always" and "never" which have finite meanings

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Created May 25, 2009
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  1. Fallacy of the slippery slope a fallacy in which a person asserts that some event must inevitably follow from another without any argument for the inevitability of the event in question. (if one thing happens another will) - 10 misses
  2. Hyperbolic Language using extreme exaggeration - 9 misses
  3. Absolutes using words like "always" and "never" which have finite meanings - 8 misses
  4. Fallacy of Appeal to Popularity appeals to the popularity suggest that and idea must be true because it is widely held. ( something is good because its [popular) - 7 misses
  5. Fallacy of Appeal to Novelty a fallacy that occurs when it assumes something is better or correct because it is new. - 6 misses
  6. Fallacy of Appeal to Antiquity appeals to antiquity assume that older ideas are better and that the fact that and idea has been around for awhile implies it is true. (ideas that are old and have been around for awhile are right) - 5 misses