Appealing 3
Emotional appeal. Too much of this is actually a fallacy
What is Pathos?
A fallacy of logos that falsely offers only two possible options even though a broad range of possible alternatives exists.
What is Either or?
This fallacy is committed when you accept a claim without proper support for or experitise
What is appeal to false authority?
Mama said that alligators are so ornery because they have so many teeth and no toothbrush.
What is appeal to false authority?
Using facts, examples, and data to prove an argument.
What is Logos?
Assuming that because two things are alike in one or more aspects, they must be alike in some other respect.
What is False Analogy?
Only using information that supports your belief. Failing to look at the other side of the argument.
What is Confirmation bias?
We cannot approve of this recycling idea. It was thought of by a bunch of hippie communist weirdos
What is ad hominem?
The Greek word for character. Demonstrates that the writer is trustworthy and moral.
What is Ethos?
The fallacy of deliberately failing to define one’s terms, or knowingly and deliberately using words in a different sense than the one the audience will understand
What is equivocation?
The fallacy of arguing that because ‘everyone,’ ‘the people,’ or ‘the majority’ (or someone in power who has widespread backing) supposedly thinks or does something, it must therefore be true and right
What is Bandwagon?
“if she weighs the same as a duck, then she is made out of wood, and therefore she is a witch!”
What is post hoc?
A false clue. An irrelevant argument, attempting to mislead and distract an audience by bringing up an unrelated but emotionally loaded issue
What is Red Herring?
It does not follow. Offering evidence, reasons or conclusions that have no logical connection to the argument at hand.
What is Non Sequitur?
Only viewing successful people or case studies and ignoring those that have failed.
What is Survivorship Bias?
“People who buy stocks are no different from people who bet on horse racing. They both risk their money with little chance of making a big profit.”
What is a false analogy?
Correlation does not equal causation. After this, therefore this.
What is Post Hoc?
The fallacy of setting up a phony, weak, extreme, or ridiculous parody of an opponent’s argument and then proceeding to knock it down or reduce it to absurdity with a rhetorical wave of the hand.
What is Straw Man?
The fallacy of attempting to refute an argument by attacking the opposition’s intelligence, morals, education, professional qualifications, personal character or reputation,
What is Ad Hominem?
“Barrack Obama wants universal healthcare. Healthcare for the entire universe, including Osama Bin Laden
What is equivocation?