Duplicate of Logical Fallacies Study Guide

argues for an irrelevant topic with the intention of distracting the audience

a proposition must be false because it contradicts one's personal expectations or beliefs or is difficult to imagine

responsibility to prove the argument lies not w/ the person making the claim but someone else

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Emphasizing information in favor of one side and repressing another

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Which is NOT an alternate name for THE GOLDEN MEAN fallacy

The mistaken belief that the truth can be found as a compromise between two opposite positions

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attempting to create support for an idea by increasing fear towards an alternative

using a personal experience or isolated example not sound argument or compelling evidence

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attack opponent’s character or personal traits to undermine argument

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inferring a general rule from a specific case without proper evidence or from a too-small sample size

Which is NOT an alternate name for the FALSE DICHOTOMY fallacy

arguing a conclusion must be true, because there is no evidence against it

to express a conclusion that is based on the absence of statements from your opponent or in historical documents

type of circular argument in which the conclusion was included in the premise of the argument

cherry picking a data cluster to suit your argument; finding a pattern to fit your presumption

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The mistaken belief that because information came from an authority figure, it must be true

using “true” figures and numbers to prove unrelated claims

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attributing imaginary causality to random coincidence; correlation is not causation

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an idea is superior because it is new

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appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticism or flaws

because something is "natural" it is inherently good

things are better because they are older or traditional

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Only two choices are presented though a spectrum of possible choices exists between 2 extremes

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suggests that taking a minor action will lead to major and sometimes ludicrous consequences

deliberately failing to define terms or deliberately using words in a different sense

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appeal to popularity as an attempted form of validation i.e. “everyone is doing it”