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What is another name for the Conjunction Fallacy
A conclusion based on the premise that if "A" happens, eventually B..C..X,Y,Z will happen too.
What is the Slippery Slope Fallacy?
"He's not a good athlete. They should take away his gold medal because he is a cheater and he smokes pot."
This is Latin for "To the Person"
What is Ad Hominem?
A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument
What is a Fallacy?
Either/Or Fallacy
What is False Dichotomy?
This occurs when an arguer sets up a situation so it looks like there are only two choices?
What is False Dichotomy?
"No one has ever been able to prove definitively that aliens do not exist, so they must be real."
What is an example of "An Appeal to Ignorance"
This Latin word means "Question, Appeal to, Beg"
What is Petitio?
AKA "Begging the question"
Mudslinging
What is Ad Hominem?
When we invest ourselves so thoroughly in a project or situation that we're reluctant to quite participating in it.
What is the Fallacy of Sunk Costs?
"I ate in three different restaurants in Thailand, I didn't like any of them. There are no good restaurants in Thailand."
What is an example of hasty generalization?
This Latin word means "The issue in argument"
What is Principii?
These types of appeals often appear as emotional manipulation
What are Appeals to Pity?
The Chewbacca Defense
What is Red Herring?
This fallacy occurs when your opponent over-simplifies or misrepresents your argument
What is the Straw Man Defense?
"My doctor is overweight, so I don't believe anything he tells me about improving my health."
What is an example of the Genetic Fallacy?
Latin for argument to compassion
What is Argumentum ad misericordiam?
Past expenses that can never be recovered
What are "Sunk Costs?"
Ambiguity
What is Equivocation?
This is a deliberate diversion of attention in an attempt to abandon the original argument?
What is Red Herring?
Pamela is the class secretary. She says that she thinks that the class should do more service projects. Mark says he can't believe that Pamela doesn't support the annual school dance.
What is an example of the Straw Man Fallacy?
The Latin words for "Appeal to ignorance"
What is Argumentum ad ingorantiam?
The two roots that Equivocation comes from
What are "Equal" and "Voice"?