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An error in reasoning, whether spoken or in thought, intentional or unintentional, that appears to be valid, right, and true, but is actually mistaken or false because of faulty logic.
What is a fallacy?
A right or fitting call to the listener’s reason or understanding that leads to truth
What is a right appeal to logic (logos)?
A distracting, manipulative, or unfair appeal to or attack upon the speaker’s credibility, or improper reliance on authority based on the speaker’s or another’s character, expertise, ethics, or morals.
What is a fallacious appeal to credibility?
An appeal to reason that leads the listener to a false conclusion, or that follows a broken chain of reasoning to a conclusion.
What is a fallacious appeal to logic (logos)?
A right or fitting call to the listener to feel appropriate emotions.
What is a right appeal to emotion (pathos)?
A right or fitting call to the listener to believe the speaker because of his or her character, ethics, expertise, or morals.
What is a right appeal to credibility?
It's calling cards include making the listener feel sad or sorry, and calling the listener to act on this feeling without sufficient evidence.
What is a fallacious appeal to pity?
Its calling cards include asking the listener to act based on compliments rather than or despite other evidence.
What is a fallacious appeal to flattery?
"Better safe than sorry" is phrase aligned with what sort of reasoning?
What is an appeal to worst-case scenario?
Its calling cards include calling the listener to act out of fear of possible consequences above all else, and/or without sufficient reason to believe those consequences will occur.
What is a fallacious appeal to force?
When an appeal is made without sufficient evidence, but instead relies on how an assertion makes the listener feel.
What is a fallacious appeal to emotion (pathos)?
Argumentum ad baculum is the Latin for this way of reasoning.
What is an appeal to force?
A dare is an example of this sort of reasoning.
What is an appeal to rigor?
What is a false appeal to flattery?
Argmentum ad ignominiam is the Latin for this way of reasoning.
What is an appeal to shame?
"If we don't get enough sleep tonight, we will be in a serious accident while on the road tomorrow."
What is an appeal to worst-case scenario?
"You're one of shortest people I know, and I admire your taste in music. Please take out the trash for me."
What is a false appeal to flattery?
"If you cry, 'Wolf!' when there is no wolf, then people will consider you a liar, and then they will not believe you even if you should report a real danger."
What is a right appeal to shame?
What is a fallacious appeal to force?
What is an appeal to pity?
"For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few," is an example.
What is a right appeal to rigor?
"Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience..."
What is a right appeal to flattery?
"‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth."
What is a right appeal to force?
"And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?'”
What is a fallacious appeal to flattery?
"...the serpent said to the woman, 'You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'"
What is a fallacious appeal to credibility?