AP language logical fallacies Flashcards

8688991461	Hasty Generalization	An inference drawn from insufficient evidence ex: men are slobes. women are emotional	0
8688991462	red herring	changes the subject abruptly to throw readers or listeners off the trail	1
8688991463	straw man	attack an argument that isn't really there. The speaker or writer sets this up to create an argument that is easy to knock down, proceeds to do so, and then claims victory over the opponent whose real argument was quite different	2
8688991464	Non-sequitur	an argument whose claims, reasons or warrants do not connect logically	3
8688991465	begging the question	claim is made on grounds that can't be accepted as true because the grounds themselves are in question	4
8688991466	equivocations	half truths or arguments that give lies an honest appearance -- are usually based on tricks of language	5
8688991467	faulty analogy	comparisons can help to clarify one concept by measuring it against another that is more familiar	6