Bad Bois
A fallacy that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable.
What is a faulty analogy?
Brings the essay to a satisfying close.
What is the conclusion?
This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down
to “everybody’s doing it, so it must be a good thing to do.”
What is ad populum?
One that does not list all the points the writer
intends to cover in an essay.
What is an open thesis?
lt gives voice to possible objections.
What is a rebuttal?
A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence.
What is a hasty generalization?
Introduces the reader to the subject under discussion.
What is the introduction?
A process of reasoned inquiry; a persuasive discourse resulting in a
coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion.
What is an argument?
Based on the assumption that having a full understanding of an opposing position is essential to responding to it persuasively and refuting it in a way that is accommodating rather than alienating.
What is a Rogerian argument?
Includes things that can be measured,
cited, counted, or otherwise represented in numbers
What is quantitative evidence?
A fallacy that occurs when a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea.
What is a straw man?
Usually the major part of the text, the confirmation includes the proof needed to make the writer’s case.
What is confirmation?
What is assumption?
A logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion.
What is syllogism?
This fallacy is Latin for “after which therefore because of which,” meaning that it is incorrect to always claim that something is a cause just because it happened earlier. One may loosely summarize this fallacy by saying that correlation does not imply causation.
What is post hoc ergo propter hoc?
A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt.
What is begging the question?
Addresses the counterargument. It is a bridge between the writer’s proof and conclusion.
What is the refutation?
This fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority
What is appeal to false authority?
A logical process whereby one reaches a conclusion by
starting with a general principle or universal truth (a major premise) and
applying it to a specific case (a minor premise).
What is deduction?
Potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument. They often arise from a failure to make a logical connection between the claim and the evidence used to support it.
What is a logical fallacies?
A fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to
provide evidence.
What is appeal to circular reasoning?
Provides factual information and background material on the subject at hand or establishes why the subject is a problem that needs addressing.
What is the narration?
Latin for “against the man,” this fallacy refers to the specific diversionary
tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character
of the other speaker.
What is ad hominem?
An approach to analyzing and constructing arguments.
Because (evidence as support), therefore (claim), since (warrant or assumption), on account of (backing), unless (reservation).
What is the Toulmin model?
A fallacy in which the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices.
What is a false dilemma?