Logical Fallacies.1
What is an Ad Hominem?
Answer 1.(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.
Answer 1. You misrepresented someone's argument to make it easier to attack
What is Emotional Appeal/Scare Tactics?
Answer 1.Appeal to emotion or argumentum ad passiones is a logical fallacy characterized by the manipulation of the recipient's emotions in order to win an argument, especially in the absence of factual evidence
What is An Opinion?
Answer 1.a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
What is a Thesis?
Answer 1. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
Answer 1. In logic and reasoning, a faulty generalization, similar to proof by example in mathematics, is a conclusion made about all or many instances of a phenomenon, that has been reached on the basis of one or a few instances of that phenomenon.
What Is Bandwagon?
Answer 1.used in reference to an activity, cause, etc. that is currently fashionable or popular and attracting increasing support.
What is A Claim?
Answer 1.state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
What is a Warrant?
Answer 1.a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
What is a Red Herring?
Answer 1.something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
What is Non-Sqeuntir?
Answer 1.A non sequitur is a conclusion or reply that doesn't follow logically from the previous statement. You've probably heard an example of a non sequitur before, therefore bunny rabbits are way cuter than chipmunks.
What is Reasoning?
Answer 1. the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.
What is a Rebuttal?
Answer 1.a refutation or contradiction.
What is A Post Hoc?
Answer 1.Post Hoc ergo Propter Hoc is an informal fallacy that states: "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X." It is often shortened simply to post hoc fallacy.
What is Stacking The Deck?
Answer 1.The term stacking the deck is a fallacy in which any evidence that supports an opposing argument is simply rejected, omitted, or ignored. Stacking the deck is a technique that's commonly used in propaganda.
What is Evidence?
Answer 1. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
BONUS, What's Dr. Marsh's First Name?
Answer 1. Scott, Scott Marsh
What is Circular Reasoning?
Answer 1. is a logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with. The components of a circular argument are often logically valid because if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true.
What is Strawman?
Answer 1.A straw man (or strawman) is a form of argument and an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not presented by that opponent. One who engages in this fallacy is said to be "attacking a straw man"
What is a Counterclaim?
Answer 1.a claim made to rebut a previous claim.
BONUS Which Teacher Wears Jordan's?
Answer 1. Mrs. Yuen, Stephanie Yuen