Learned Fallacies
Tries to discredit argument by saying that the opponent is insincere.
Tu Quoque
A group that rely on under-explained terms
Fallacies of Clarity
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6 feet
Six feet under
What is a group propositions put together in a valid way?
A syllogism
What is the statement for if something is both true and valid?
Soundness
Relies on someone outside of their field
Appeal to Illegitimate Authority
Says falsely that one event initiated another
False Cause
End-><-End
Make ends meet
What is the term that is not in the conclusion called?
The middle term
Which has more extension:
Body - Substance
Substance
Attacks the affiliations of the person
Ad Hominem Circumstantial
Goes after something unrelated to what is the actual goal of a job (e.g. a law firm that makes you feel good)
Irrelevant goals/functions or Irrelevant thesis
Mind
Matter
Mind over matter
What are subcontrary to I statements?
E statements
What are the properties of term?
Signification and Supposition
Relies on the desire of the crowd
Mob Appeal
Uses a term different ways in the same argument
Equivocation
30££
Weight
30 pounds over weight
When is the predicate undistributed?
In positive statements
What is the connecting verb in Logic?
The copula
Says that something is better by the timeline
Chronological Snobbery
Argument contains an important, hidden, unjustified assumption.
E.g. The best English Majors agree that Shakespeare is the best. The way to identify the best English Majors is to see if they think that Shakespeare is the best.
Begging the question
M.D.
M.D.
(hint: it is what it isn't)
A paradox
What is this transition:
Some potatoes are not green ->
Some non-green things are potatoes
Contraposition
List all contradictory statements.
A to O
I to E