fallacy definitions
I saw a mirror brake so now I have bad luck
False Cause
thinking instead of proving your claim is true the other person had to prove its false.
what is shifting the burden of proof?
My grandma smoked cigarettes every day and lived until she was 90, so smoking can't be that bad for you.
what is the anecdotal evidence fallacy?
making a personal attack against the person saying the argument rather than directly addressing the issue.
what is ad hominem?
People who drink shouldnt tell others what to do because they drink themselves
Homienem Fallacy
believe that just because an authority or expert believes something, then it must be true.
What is the authority to appeal?
Either we ban all cars, or we let people drive drunk; anything else is just avoiding the issue.
what is equivocation?
misrepresenting or exaggerating another person's argument to make it easier to attack.
what is the strawman fallacy?
Your not a real American if you don't own guns
Bandwagon
when you change the subject to a topic that's easier to attack.
what is the red herring?
Eating vegetables is good for your health. Therefore, it must be raining outside.
what is non sequitur?
thinking an argument must be true since it's popular.
what is the bandwagon fallacy?
Red herring
taking an argument to an exaggerated extreme.
what is a slippery slope?
Drawing a conclusion about individuals based on group-level data, such as assuming all residents of a wealthy neighborhood are affluent because the neighborhood's average income is high.
what is the ecological fallacy?
believing something is good or beneficial just because its natural
what is naturalistic fallacy?
If we let students wear whatever they want they will start dressing inappropriately
Slipper slope
believing that just because two things happen at the same time, one must have caused the other.
what is correlation proved causation?
Claiming that an argument is invalid simply because it contains a fallacy, without addressing the substance of the argument itself, is committing the fallacy fallacy.
what is fallacy fallacy?