Fallacies
Arguments that attempt to avoid the issue by insulting an opponent with abusive language
Ad Hominem Abusive
believability
credibility
Structured argument between 2 people
debate
symbols are connected with logical operators to form statements or propositions
propositional logic
substitute for connecting words in logic like “and,” “or,” “not”
Logical Operators
discredit argument because of the speakers background
Ad Hominem Circumstantial
techniques used to influence the opinion of others
propaganda
Addressing the real issue
Relevance
Mr. Bailey's Birthdate
6/18
Alaska became the _____ state out of 50
49th
the fallacy that points out hypocrisy
Tu quoque
Basis or cause for some belief
Reason
Presents data fairly and does not make unnecessary assumptions
Presumption
Deals with categories of things and uses symbols to represent categories
Categorical logic
Alaska has more or less than 6,600 miles of coastline
more 6,640
to the source fallacies
ad fonte
What is “really real”
Metaphysics
Unstructured argument between 2 people which tends to be more fun to watch but never answers any questions
fight
form or structure is correct
valid
March 27th 1964 was the date of Alaska's largest earthquake and registered a magnitude of what?
9.2
the fallacy that builds up a bad argument just to tear it down
Straw Man
How do you know what you know
Epistemology
Language is clear and not open to multiple interpretations
Clarity
Branch of logic that uses deductive reasoning
Formal Logic
The Yukon river is the ___ largest river in the U.S. with a total length of almost 2,000 miles
3rd