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AP Language Logical Fallacy Flashcards

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7552574453Ad Hominem"against the man" argument that attacks the character of a person rather than his opinions/arguments0
7552587205False Authorityused mainly in ads with celebrities1
7552596028Bandwagonidea is so popular, so you should do it2
7552602853False Dilemma (either/or) (black/white)presents only 2 choices and forces someone to choose, when there are actually more options3
7552620298Post HOC"occurring after this" therefore resulting from it. a conclusion that assumes a cause/effect relationship between 2 sequential events4
7552636108False Analogyuse comparisons/metaphors to relate ideas/situations that aren't really that similar5
7552648656Hasty Generalizationmistaking a single incident for a larger trend6
7552650810Moral Equivalencyidea that 2 issues/examples carry same moral weight, compare minor misdeeds with major atrocities7
7552670366Non Sequiturit doesn't follow/not in sequence. 1 point/argument doesn't follow logically from the preceding one8
7552681540Red Herringthe changing of a subject mid-argument so as to draw attention away from the real/original arguments9
7552695451Slippery Slopea 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 happen10

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