Heinrichs
bad logic
more bad logic
evidence
bric-a-brac
100
"What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion"
What is the subtitle of the Heinrichs text, Thank You for Arguing?
100
Asserting that because there is no evidence to disprove something, it must be true.
What is the "ignorance is proof" fallacy?
100
It's either this or that; not both, or anything else.
What is the "black and white" fallacy?
100
This type of evidence is provided without much effort.
What is "casual" evidence?
100
When arguing with someone, this person's style suggests more interest in preserving the relationship of those debating than the issue being debated.
What is an "accommodation" argumentation style?
200
Persuasion depends on being true to these people.
What is "your audience"?
200
Equating a relationship with cause-and-effect
What is the "correlation vs. causation" fallacy?
200
A claim is true because the debater "believes" it to be true.
What is "confirmation bias"?
200
Documents provided by a government agency
What is the "public record"?
200
Using evidence from a study that just supports a claim and not including evidence from the same study that may NOT support the claim.
What is the "cherry picking" fallacy?
300
Facts to not exist here.
What is "the future"?
300
Making a claim that distracts from an issue being debated
What is a "red herring"?
300
Welfare programs do not work because they do not help the people who need them.
What is a "tautological" argument?
300
The best evidence to support a claim
What is "primary" evidence?
300
These include personal attributes such as pleasure-seeking, achievement, social status, and care for others
What are "cultural values"?
400
This "art" establishes "influence, friendship and eloquence, ready wit and irrefutable logic."
What is the art of rhetoric?
400
Making a claim that is similar to, but less complex and easier to knock down, than the issues being debated
What is the "straw man" fallacy?
400
Claiming something bad will happen as a result of an agreement when no credible evidence is provided to support that claim.
What are fallacies known as "false dilemma," "false consequence," or "slippery slope" arguments?
400
this type of evidence is strong, convincing and irrefutable.
What is "conclusive" evidence?
400
Bad logic can be good logic
What is ...if it goes unchallenged!
500
His son, uncle, and a former boxer
Who is George?
500
Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
What is the "ad hominem" fallacy?
500
Time travel is possible because Professor Piasek said so.
What is the "authority" fallacy?
500
A story published in a newspaper or on a web site
What is "public writing"?
500
It's their job.
Why do politicians argue?
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