Definitions
Believing just because an authority or expert believes something than it must be true
Appeal to Authority
Jayna thinks eating spinach everyday will make her lose weight faster since she saw people doing it on social media
Bandwagon
The face cream can't be that good, Kim Kardashian is selling it
Ad Hominem
Ex: How is talking about vaccinations helping us find a cure for cancer
Red Herring
_ fallacy - making assumptions about a specific person based on tendencies within a group they belong to
Ecological Fallacy
Thinking that just because something applies to you that it must be true for most people
Anecdotal Evidence
Patty tells her daughter that she can not have a sleepover tonight and her daughter replies with "You hate me so much"
Straw Man
Believing something is right just because its been done around for a really long time
Appeal to Tradition
Ex: If I allow my daughter to go on her first date, what's next? A wedding, Kids?
Slippery Slope
_ herring - introduces a side thats not relevant to the debate
Red Herring
Thinking there are only two possibilities when there may be other alternatives you havent considered
False Dilemma
Unqualified generalization
Don't pretend to the audience that you've exhausted all alternatives when you have not. Do you want to be a good American or criticize American policy.
False Alternative
Ex: If aliens didn't steal my newspaper, who did?
Begging the question
_ causation believing that just because two things happen at the same time that one must have caused the other
Correlation Causation
thinking instead of proving your claim is true , the other person has to prove its false.
Shifting the burden of Proof
Apples, strawberries, and raspberries are all red. They are also all fruits, therefore all fruits are red.
False Analogy
Although your argument can use emotive language your conclusion can not depend on emotional appeal
Appeals to Emotion
Ex:If we don't adopt that puppy today he might be put down. Do you want to do that?
Appeal to Pity
_ the question - a premise is sneaked into the conclusion
Begging the Question
Using two different meanings of a word to prove your argument.
Equivocation
Ive met two people in Canada and they were rude, therefore all the people I will meet in Canada will be rude to me
Hasty Generalization
Instead of proving my claim my opponent has to prove why my claim is wrong to discredit it
Ex: Since the students have no questions concerning the topic, the students are ready to test on the topic
Appeal to Ignorance
False _ - because one event occurs before another does not imply a correlation
False Cause