Overview
The art and science of reasoning
Logic
subgroup that use pity, fear, anger, joy, intimidation etc...
Appeal to Emotion
The speaker insists that her rival has no room to criticize something, because he has done it himself.
What is Tu Quoque
What is Ad Hominem Abusive
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An attempt to reveal what was true on the basis of evidence & reason
Argument
Arguments that attempt to avoid the issue by insulting an opponent with abusive language
Ad Hominem Abusive
What is Appeal to Pity
From the Latin phrase meaning "to the man", an ad fantom argument that tries to discredit an opponent (a person or an organization) because of his/its background, affiliations, or self-interest in the matter at hand.
What is Ad Hominem Circumstantial
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An occurrence of bad or incorrect reasoning
Logical Fallacy
Arguments that distract by making a person want to feel “special.”
Snob Appeal
An ad fontem argument that states that an idea or belief should be discounted simply because of its source or origin .
What is Genetic Fallacy
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When people engage in discussion and debate without personal attack, bickering, quarreling in order to discover, clarify, and more fully understand what is true, correct or wise.
What is positive argument?
Arguments that attempt to disprove an opponent’s position by presenting it in an unfair, inaccurate light
Straw Man Fallacy
The speaker judges something according to goal that are unrealistic or irrelevant.
What is irrelevant goals or functions
An appeal to emotion that distracts by making the audience afraid of the consequences of disagreeing with the speaker. This fallacy seeks to arouse a fear of harm that is not realistic to the issue at hand.
What is Appeal to Fear
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When people engage in discussion and debate while also bickering, quarreling, and personally attaching one another, with little regard for actually discovering, clarifying, and more fully understanding what is true, correct or wise.
What is negative argument?
(Exa.) Really, you don’t believe in climate change? The vast majority of scientists believe that the earth’s climate is quickly changing!
Mob Appeal
The speaker appeals to the age of something to get others to accept or reject it.
What is Chronological Snobbery
A red herring argument that distracts by introducing a related but different issue and making a case for the NEW issue, not the original one.
What is Irrelevant Thesis
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When people make arguments that are simply not relevant to the issue at hand. They introduce facts, issues, testimonies, and evidence that do not truly bear on the issue at hand, they are violating this principle
What is violating the principle of relevance
The speaker argues that if something has not been disproven, it must be likely.
What is appeal to ignorance
A red herring argument that attempts to disprove an opponent's position by presenting it in an unfair, inaccurate light.
What is Straw Man
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An appeal to emotion that distracts by playing on a person's desire to feel "special". This is an emotional appeal to a sense of elitism or "discriminating taste."
What is Snob Appeal
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