Fallacies
An error in logical thought.
What is a fallacy?
"If we ban Teslas, eventually all cars will be banned."
What is an example of a slippery slope?
A diversion that avoids key issues.
What is a red herring?
Using irrelevant personal opinions to support a claim.
What is a testimonial?
A tool for connecting to library resources.
What is summon?
An act of persuasion that spreads biased information.
What is propaganda?
"This seminar is boring because the first day was dull."
What is a hasty generalization?
An attack on a person's character.
What is an ad hominem?
The appeal that suggests "everyone is doing it."
What is the bandwagon appeal?
A method for searching for specific information in libraries.
What is searching the catalog?
A conclusion based on insufficient evidence.
What is a hasty generalization?
"I drank bottled water and now I'm sick."
What is an example of post hoc ergo propter hoc?
Restating the argument as support.
What is a circular argument?
An appeal that builds trust based on shared values
What is plain folks?
The functionality to save research findings.
What is using the permalink?
A conclusion assuming one event caused another.
What is post hoc ergo propter hoc?
"I know you don't want me to borrow your car, but I was going to pick you up a cup of coffee; don't you like coffee?"
What is an example of a red herring?
Oversimplifying an argument to only two choices.
What is either/or reasoning?
Omitting facts to misrepresent an idea.
What is card stacking?
AND, NOT, OR, and AND
What are Boolean operators?
An argument based on the origins of an idea.
What is the genetic fallacy?
"The man who gave me a parking ticket is as evil as Hitler."
What is an example of moral equivalence?
Using negative labels for a product or idea.
What is name-calling?
What is transfer?
A resource for getting help from librarians.
What is the 24/7 chat service?