What is a statement that is so logically obviously true it is pretty much meaningless?
100
begging the question
What is an argument that uses its own premises as the conclusion?
100
modus ponens
What is an argument that says: if A than B,
A
therefor B
100
a cogent argument
What is it called when an argument has premises that are believable, contains all relevant information, and uses reasoning correctly?
100
according to a pundit: "the liberal catechism includes hatred of Christians, guns, the profit motive, and political speech, and in fatuation with abortion, the environment and racial discrimination."
What is a straw man fallacy?
200
a contingency
what is a statement or proof that can only be judged true or false by the premises around it?
200
suppressed evidence
What is an argument that ignores or fails to include information needed to decide the conclusion?
200
modus tollens
What is an argument that says: if A than B
Not A
therefore B
200
a fallacy
What is an argument that fails to satisfy at least one of the conditions of a cogent argument?
200
Corn syrup is a safe and nutricious substance, and we know this because the superstars like Johnny Depp and Jennifer Aniston use it.
What is appeal to authority?
300
a contradiction
What is a argument that is necessarily wrong because it contradicts its own premises or conclusion?
300
appeal to authority
What is an argument that the conclusion is correct because someone important said so?
300
deductive argument
What is a type of argument that says tha if the premises are true, the conclusion MUST be true?
300
background beliefs
What is one's own experiences and beliefs that affect how one understands an argument?
300
You either go to college to get a good job or you don't go to college and never be able to get a good job your whole life.
What is a false dilemma/either-or fallacy?
400
a conclusion
What is the statement that is the point or the goal of an argument?
400
inconsistency
What is an argument that accepts the conclusion even though it has premises that contradict it or each other
400
inductive argument
What is an argument that says that if the premises are true, than the conclusion SHOULD be true...
400
a worldview
What is the beliefs and standards that we have grown up with and learned as children that colors how we see the world?
400
appeal to ignorance
What is an argument in which you prove the conclusion by pointing out that no one has DISproved it yet...
500
premise
What is a reason or a supporting statement in an argument that the conclusion is based on?
500
straw man
What is the deliberate misrepresentation of an argument for the purpose of making it easier to tear it down?
500
a syllogism
What is name of the argument form that contains at least one premise and a conclusion?
500
insufficiently grounded belief
What is a believe that a person holds by virtue of teaching or upbringing that has never been examined or independently verified?
500
a slippery slope argument
What is an argument based on the idea that one thing happens and a whole group of things will happen because of it