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| 8789430453 | ad hominem | criticizes an idea by pointing out something about the person, not the idea // of course writer supports tax cuts, she's rich! | 0 | |
| 8789430454 | argument from authority | tempts us to agree with writer's assumptions based on authority of a famous person or entity, or on his or her own character if well known // most famous baseball player of all time said no one used steroids, must be true | 1 | |
| 8789430455 | appeal to ignorance | based on the assumption that whatever has not been proven false must be proven true / no one can prove the loch ness monster doesn't exist, therefore it does | 2 | |
| 8789430456 | begging the question | assumption that parts or all of what the person claims to be proving are proven facts // loch ness monster spoke to me in my dreams so it must exist | 3 | |
| 8789430457 | hasty generalization | deliberately lead you to a conclusion by providing insufficient and selective evidence // ping pong is dangerous, last year my friend got hit in the eye with a ball and almost lost his vision | 4 | |
| 8789430458 | non sequitir | it doesn't follow; statement does not logically relate to what comes before it // if you wanted to earn a 5 on the ap exam, you wouldn't spend so much time reading john green's novels | 5 | |
| 8789430459 | false dichotomy | consideration of only the two extremes when there are intermediate possibilities // AP calc BC is impossible, either you get it or you don't | 6 | |
| 8789430460 | slippery slope | suggests dire consequences from relatively minor causes // if you get a b in high school, you won't get into college and you'll never have a career | 7 | |
| 8789430461 | faulty casuality | setting up of a cause and effect relationship where none exists. one event can happen after another without the first directly causing it // violent crime in young adults increased bc of sales of violent video games | 8 | |
| 8789430462 | straw man argument | oversimplifying opponent's argument to make it easier to attack // students who want to get rid of school uniforms are exhibitionists who want to show off bare midriffs | 9 | |
| 8789430463 | sentimental appeals | tactic that attempts to appeal to the hearts of readers so that they forget to use their minds // the assignment i gave you was way too long, but think about the pride and joy your parents will feel when you score a 5 on the ap exam! | 10 | |
| 8789430464 | red herring | attempts to shift attention away from an important issue by introducing an issue that has no logical connection to the discussion at hand | 11 | |
| 8789430465 | scare tactics | used to frighten readers into agreeing, often times there is no logical argument to fall back on // if you don't vote for this president's economic plan you will surely fall into poverty | 12 | |
| 8789430466 | bandwagon appeals | encourages the reader to agree with a position because everyone else does // its time for our county to repeal the ban on strip mining, every other county in the state already has | 13 | |
| 8789430467 | dogmatism | does not allow for discussion because the speaker believes his or her beliefs are beyond question // we are members of wombat party and therefore assert that wombats are the best | 14 | |
| 8789430468 | equivocation | telling part of the truth while intentionally hiding the whole truth; lying by omission | 15 | |
| 8789430469 | faulty analogy | illogical, misleading comparison between two things // why should we invade that country? if you looked out the window and saw a 20 in the street, wouldn't you go out and take it? | 16 |
