Comparison of one situation or idea to another that disregards significant differences that make the comparison invalid?
What is Faulty analogy
100
Ad hominem Latin term meaning?
What is " to the man"
100
Labels given to faulty reasoning
What is Fallacies
100
Most likely used to excuse actions
What is Faulty Analogies
100
" If you don't go to college and make something of yourself, you'll end like an unhappy street person."
What is False Dilemma
200
Another name for post hoc ergo propter hoc?
What is false cause
200
Another term for jumping on the bandwagon?
What is Ad Polpulum
200
Another word for false dilemma
What is Either-or fallacy
200
Recognizes errors in reasoning
What is Critical thinker
200
" I'm no good in math."
What is Hasty Conclusions
300
Reasons that sound good and logical but do not provide adequate support for the conclusion are the first fallacies to consider?
What is Inadequate reasons fallacies
300
Reasons offered to support conclusions lead the listener away from the issue under consideration?
What is Red herring
300
A fallacy that occurs when a speaker or writer assumes what needs to be proven.
What is begging the question
300
Post hoc fallacy is concerned with future events (TRUE or FALSE)
What is false
300
Red herrings, ad hominem, two wrongs make a right, ad populum, appeal to tradition, appeal to pity, and equivocation examples of?
What is Fallacies that mislead
400
Referred to the domino effect?
What is Slippery Slope
400
Statements that distract listeners from the real issue?
What is Fallacies that Mislead
400
A logical fallacy in which the same word is used with two different meanings?
What is equivocation
400
Known as hasty generalization
What is hasty conclusion
400
" All the men in our family are lawyers; you will be too."
What is Appeal to Tradition
500
Clever way of distorting and attacking an opponent's argument?
What is The Straw Man
500
Occurring when someone argues that others should follow a course of action of hold a certain belief for no other reason than that they should feel compassion for the irrelevant claims or irresponsibility of the speaker?
What is Appeal to Pity
500
Errors in reasoning
What is Fallacies
500
A critical thinker avoiding errors in reasoning that are harmful to...
What is Discussion and decision making
500
"You can't blame me for going out with someone else when you're so moody all the time.'