Inside Out
Define appeal to fear
an argument which plays off making their opponent feel scared
Define Logic
The art and science of reasoning
Name one fallacy in this category
Appeal to ignorance, irrelevant goals or functions, irrelevant thesis, the straw man
What fallacy is this?
"Don't listen to Eddie's arguments on education, he's an idiot"
Ad Hominem Abusive
What are the types of Ad Fontem arguments?
Abusive
Tu Quoque
Circumstantial
Genetic Fallacy
Define appeal to pity
The speaker attempts to make the audience feel sorry for them.
What is the difference between formal and informal logic?
Formal logic is focused on deductive reasoning, informal logic is focused on inductive reasoning.
Explain a straw man.
A subtype of Red Herring, in which, one party attempts to to overstate, exaggerate, or simplify their opponents argument
Identify this fallacy:
"Lots of people like Taylor Swift so she must be a talented musician"
Ad Popular
What is ad hominem abusive?
An argument which attempts to avoid the issue by insulting the opponent.
What is the name of the fallacy which attempts to appeal to the common man?
Mob Appeal (ad populum)
What is deductive reasoning versus inductive reasoning?
Deductive reasoning is whole to part
Inductive reasoning is part to whole
What is a slippery slope?
A red herring which claims that one small change will lead to a chain of events
Identify this fallacy:
"You can't prove that there aren't martians living on Mars, so it is reasonable for me to believe there are"
Appeal to Ignorance
Which of these best demonstrates Ad hominem circumstantial?
A. He worked for 30 years as a prison guard that's why he wants the government to build ten more prisons we cannot afford.
B. He worked as a prison guard, obviously he's an idiot!
C. Prison guards are morally upright so naturally John is morally upright.
A.
What fallacy is also known as: Ad Verecundium
Appeal to Illegitimate Authority
What are the three pillars of logic?
logos, ethos, pathos
Why is this a Irrelevant goals fallacy?
You want me to run three times a day but how will that help me make new friends?
It is measuring a plan according to a goal it is not intended to achieve.
"Well Mr.Lockyer says that Priests are the best house so they must be"
Appeal to Authority
What is a tu quoque example?
A. Would you follow your friends off a cliff?
B. Do as I say not as I do.
C. DQ, That's what I like about Texas.
B.
What is chronological snobbery?
An appeal to to someones the as a justification
Define logos, ethos, and pathos
logos- the word, what you say
ethos- ethics, why you say
pathos- emotion, how you say
Give an example of an irrelevant thesis.
Any argument which distracts by making case for the wrong point.
Identify this fallacy:
"We admit that this measure is popular. But we also urge you to note that there are so many bond issues on this ballot that the whole thing is getting ridiculous."
Red Herring
What is a genetic fallacy?
Arguments that state that an idea should be discounted simply because of its source of origin.