7552574453 | Ad Hominem | "against the man" argument that attacks the character of a person rather than his opinions/arguments | 0 | |
7552587205 | False Authority | used mainly in ads with celebrities | 1 | |
7552596028 | Bandwagon | idea is so popular, so you should do it | 2 | |
7552602853 | False Dilemma (either/or) (black/white) | presents only 2 choices and forces someone to choose, when there are actually more options | 3 | |
7552620298 | Post HOC | "occurring after this" therefore resulting from it. a conclusion that assumes a cause/effect relationship between 2 sequential events | 4 | |
7552636108 | False Analogy | use comparisons/metaphors to relate ideas/situations that aren't really that similar | 5 | |
7552648656 | Hasty Generalization | mistaking a single incident for a larger trend | 6 | |
7552650810 | Moral Equivalency | idea that 2 issues/examples carry same moral weight, compare minor misdeeds with major atrocities | 7 | |
7552670366 | Non Sequitur | it doesn't follow/not in sequence. 1 point/argument doesn't follow logically from the preceding one | 8 | |
7552681540 | Red Herring | the changing of a subject mid-argument so as to draw attention away from the real/original arguments | 9 | |
7552695451 | Slippery Slope | a conclusion based on the premise that if A happens then eventually B,C,D...X,Y,Z will happen if we don't want Z to happen A must not happen | 10 |
AP Language Logical Fallacy Flashcards
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