Inductive or Deductive
All people are mortal. Tommy is a person. Tommy is mortal.
What is a Deductive statement.
An attempt to to reach a conclusion by offering various reasons or statements that support it
What is an argument
Latin for "you, too" - it is the attempt to defend your error by pointing out a similar error in you opponent
What is Tu quoque
Advoding contradictions in your arguments and actions
What is consistent
Presenting their argument with confidence and humility
What is courageous
The flamingos here are all pink. All flamingos I’ve ever seen are pink. All flamingos must be pink.
What is a Inductive statement.
A mistake in reasoning that renders an argument invalid, unsound, weak or ineffective
What is a fallacy
Latin for "to the person" - attacks the character or motivations of the arguer instead of the actual arguemet.
What is Ad Hominem
Being a impartial as possible and open about your own biases
What is fair
Avoiding contradictions in their arguments and actions.
What is consistent
Bailey is a lawyer and makes a lot of money. All lawyers make a lot of money.
Inductive
The art of deluding an audience with arguments that one knows to be illogical or misleading
The art of deluding an audience with arguments that one knows to be illogical or misleading
A person is threatened with negative consequences if he or she does not accept the arguer's conclusion.
What is Scare Tactic
Presenting your argument with confidence and humility
What is courageous
Making their meaning as plain as possible
What is clear
To get your driver's license, you have to be at least 16 years old. Sammy-sue is not yet 16. Therefore, Sammy-sue cannot get her drivers licence
Deductive
the idea that one small step in a certain direction will inevitably lead to a process with a big undesirable outcome
What is the slippery slope fallacy
The arguer attempts to force a choice between only two possibilities when there are other options.
What is a False Dilemma
Presenting information in an exact manner
What is accurate
Thoroughly researching their arguments and investigating opposing views
What is Complete
The sun has risen everyday since I have been alive, this leads me to the probable belief that it will rise tomorrow
Inductive
When an arguer compares two things that are not comparable in any relevant respect
What is a Weak Analogy fallacy
The arguer introduces an irrelevant issue that distracts from the main argument.
What is a Red Herring
Stating premises and conclusions simply and staying on topic
What is relevant
Being impartial as possible and open about their own biases
What is fair