Statistical Fallacies
Generalizing about a class based upon a small or poor sample size.
What is Hasty Generalization?
Moving us to fear the consequences of not doing what someone wants.
What is appeal to fear?
Getting us to transfer our good or bad feelings about one thing to another unrelated thing.
What is transfer?
______________ is a choice.
What is forgiveness?
The ____ can resolve conflict.
What are the 5As?
Claiming that some items with only minor similarities are the same in almost everything else.
What is weak analogy?
Urging us to do something only because we pity someone, or we pity something associated with him.
What is appeal to pity/
Encouraging us to think someone's product would make us better than or make us stand out from everyone else.
What is snob appeal?
It's never too late to _____________________.
What is start doing what's right?
Name the 5As.
What is Admit, Apologize, Accept the consequences, Ask for forgiveness, Alter your choices in the future.
Assuming that since A happened before B, A must have caused B.
What is post hoc (post hoc ergo propter hoc)?
Pressuring us to do something just because many other people like us are doing it.
What is bandwagon?
Encouraging us to buy a product or do something because it is associated with something old.
What is appeal to tradition?
______________ before you ___________.
Name the parts of the STAR appeal.
What is Stop, Think, Appeal, Respond (respectfully)?
Claiming something is true simply because nobody has yet given any evidence to the contrary.
What is proof by lack of evidence?
Offering nothing more than a time limit as a reason for us to do what someone wants.
What is exigency?
Urging us to buy something because it is the "latest thing" - but not necessarily because it is the best thing.
What is appeal to high tech?
_______________ communication is more likely to be heard.
What is respectful?
Name the 2 parts of an appeal.
What is "I message" and Question?
We can't say an analogy is true of false. We can only say it is _______ or _______.
What is strong or weak?
Repeating a message loudly and very often enough in the hope that we will believe it.
What is repitition?
Name the fallacy being used: You should read my new book, "Archer and Zowie." It took me many years to write, and I have only sold one copy to my neighbor. If I don't sell more copies soon, I will have to become a real estate agent.
What is appeal to pity?
What is respectful and conflict?
"Blessed are the ___________ for they will be called _____________." Matthew 5:9
What is peacemakers and sons(children) of God?