AP Language Logical Fallacy Flashcards

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