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5753585514claimwhat a person is proving with data or information0
5753586623inductive reasoningreasoning from the specific to the general1
5753587623syllogisma three part logical progression of reasoning; two premises with a common term and a conclusion2
5753589061hasty generalizationleaping to a conclusion from inadequate evidence3
5753590608argument from doubtful authorityusing a person who is not knowledgeable as proof4
5753593177datathe evidence used to prove a theory or point of view5
5753593866logical fallacyerrors in reasoning that lead to wrong conclusions6
5753596953non-sequiturstating a conclusion that does not follow from the original premise7
5753597805either/or reasoningassuming that a reality may be neatly divided into two parts8
5753599176begging the questiontaking for granted that what you set out to prove is already correct; arguing in circles9
5753600979warrantthe assumption or principle that connects the data to the claim10
5753601843concessionpresentin or accepting an argument from the other side of an issue11
5753604056argument ad hominemattacking a person's view by attacking a person's character12
5753606632post hoc, ergo propter hocbecause B follows A, A caused B13
5753607601deductive reasoningreasoning from the general to the specific14
5753608208refutationresponding to an argument with another logical argument15
5753609614oversimplificationneat and easy explanations for complicated phenomena16
5753611237fake analogyaim of a likeness when no significant one exists17

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