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| 4908420801 | Fact | A statement that can be proven. The earth orbits the sun. | 0 | |
| 4908420802 | Opinion | A statement of personal belief that cannot be indisputably proven. Yellow is an obnoxious color. | 1 | |
| 4918593612 | Claim | A statement that asserts something to be true. That mushroom is poisonous. | 2 | |
| 4918534787 | Warrant | Explanation as to how or why the evidence supports the claim; the logical connection between the facts and the claim What is poisonous should not be eaten. | 3 | |
| 4919461340 | Inductive Reasoning | Reasoning that derives a general premise from smaller details. Three stones taken from the bag are blue. All the stones in the bag must be blue. | 4 | |
| 4919461341 | Inductive Leap | A reasonable inference drawn from available information. A man was shot dead. Ian was found with the gun. It is likely Ian killed the man. | 5 | |
| 4920464320 | Deductive Reasoning | Reasoning that derives a specific conclusion from general statements. All apples are fruit. Gala is a type of apple. Gala is a fruit. | 6 | |
| 4921988645 | Syllogism | A type of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion. All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. | 7 | |
| 4924588939 | Enthymemes | An argument in which one of the three components of a syllogism is missing. Socrates is a man. Socrates is mortal. | 8 | |
| 4924588940 | Non sequitur | Logical fallacy in which components of an argument fail to connect logically. I like fire. It will be raining on Tuesday. | 9 | |
| 4927217187 | Ad hominem | An argument directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining. You're uncultured if you don't like classical music. | 10 | |
| 4927222701 | Appeal to tradition | A fallacy that assumes something is better or right on the sole premise that it has always been done that way. For generations the woman in this family have sewn, so you should too. | 11 | |
| 4927226736 | Bandwagon | An argument whose evidence is based on the claim that since everyone is doing it, it must be the right choice. I need Nike shoes because everyone has them. | 12 | |
| 4927236724 | Begging the question | Circular reasoning that assumes the premise to be true and uses what needs to be proved as proof. God exists because the Bible says so. | 13 | |
| 4927246356 | Equivocation | The use of ambiguous language for the purpose of confusing, deceiving, or concealing the truth. Fine for parking here. | 14 | |
| 4927249469 | False analogy | A comparison between two objects that illogically assumes if they share on characteristic, they share all characteristics. A dog has hair. I have hair. Therefore, I am a dog. | 15 | |
| 4927254136 | False authority | Fallacy in which a claim is supported by the expertise of someone who lacks the proper credentials. That guy behind the dumpster said the government is corrupt, so it must be corrupt. | 16 | |
| 4927260293 | False cause | Ad hoc ergo propter hoc; after this, therefore because of this. A fallacy that assumes if X happens before Y, X causes Y. Every time I try to mow the grass it rains, so mowing the grass summons the rain gods and makes it rain. | 17 | |
| 4927268415 | False dilemma | The 'either-or' argument; gives only two options and assumes there is no middle ground. Either you're for me, or you're against me. | 18 | |
| 4927271149 | Guilt by association | Fallacy in which guilt is ascribed based not on evidence but on association to a particular person or thing. He hangs around with the smokers, so he must be a drug addict. | 19 | |
| 4927284793 | Hasty generalization | A fallacy in which a conclusion is drawn from insufficient data and thus lacking in logical support. | 20 |
