Logical Fallacies
Only using one part of a whole to support an argument. (Rest of evidence usually goes against ones argument)
What is cherry picking
Philosopher who contributed heavily to Deontology
What is Immanuel Kant
Pleasure and absence of pain, actions should result in this
What is happiness?
God is all powerful
What is omnipotence?
Philosopher who saw both WWI and WWII who does not believe in God
What is Jean-Paul Sartre
Irrelevant attack on the arguer
What is ad hominem
A rule of conduct or rule to guide actions
What is maxim?
Actions are right if they promote happiness, and wrong if they produce the reverse of happiness
What is the greatest happiness principle?
Many sources of value, sometimes causing difficulties choosing
what is pluralism?
Humans are nothing else but what they make of themselves
What is the first principle of existentialism?
Commonly used in politics, arguer changes the subject
What is red herring
Charity and developing talents
What is examples of imperfect duties?
Doing homework to get a good grade and graduate to work in favorable career
What is an example of a valuable pleasure?
Reasons to be moral under Divine Command Theory
Who is to blame for the decisions and actions?
What is ourselves
When running for president, Ross said "If you vote for me, I will work on decreasing crime rates in major cities that need the help". His opponent Smith later said "If you vote for Ross, he will direct all of his attention to major cities and forget about rural areas" What logical fallacy is Smith making?
What is strawman
For an action to have moral worth it must be done from a duty
What is Immanuel Kant's first proposition of morality?
Two different groups to consider when making a decision and how the consequences will impact happiness
What is individual and group decisions
"Is the pious loved by the Gods because it is pious or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?"
What is the Euthyphro dilemma?
How does existentialism deny teleology?
What is existentialist believe there is no purpose to humans, and existence comes before essence?
Logical fallacy that aims to persuade based on evoking fear that an event will or will not happen because of actions
What is slippery slope
Would a rational person want to live in a world where this rule is universally followed?
What is 4th step in Immanuel Kant's decision making procedure
How John Stuart Mill describes an unsatisfied life
What is selfishness and lack of mental development
There are many different religions that do not produce the same commands with many different interpretations
What is the pluralism objection?
What is we have control over our own destiny