Ad's
Give THREE Ad's
Hominem
Misericordiam
Populum
It is making assumptions about a whole group but based only on a few examples.
Hasty Generalization
Premise A + Premise B = ________________
Conclusion
Your eyes are too Asian to see the bigger picture.
Ad Hominem (against the person)
It is when an arguer tries to get people to accept a conclusion by making them feel sorry.
Ad Misericordiam
According to the senator, vaccines cause autism among children.
Appeal to Authority and Statistics
This car is expensive.
All expensive cars are Ferraris.
This car is a Ferrari.
Is the conclusion valid?
No. It is based on a faulty assumption.
All Taylor Swift fans are either children or teenagers.
Hasty Generalization
It is appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation.
Ad Populum/Bandwagon
If we allow teenagers to attend school parties, eventually they will start neglecting their academic responsibilities and focus only on having fun.
Slippery Slope
All cats have four legs.
Garfield is a cat.
What should be the conclusion?
Therefore, Garfield has four legs.
All politicians are corrupt.
Mr. Sanchez is a politician.
Therefore, Mr. Sanchez is corrupt.
Is the syllogism valid?
No. Because it is based on faulty generalization.
The online poll says the majority of people prefer Instagram to Facebook. Instagram must be the best social media platform.
Appeal to Authority/Statistics
Why are you whining about the price of food at the canteen? You should be worried about the poor who can’t afford to eat.
Red Herring
All subjects for the first semester are scheduled every Saturday.
Qualitative Research is offered in the first semester.
Therefore, ______________________________?
Qualitative Research is scheduled every Saturday.
You hypocrite! You eat at fancy restaurants. You cannot
possibly understand the poor.
Ad Hominem
Explain the difference between Ad Hominem (against the person) and Ad Hominem Tu Quoque.
Ad Hominem (against the person) is an argument that attacks a person's traits or characteristics. Ad Hominem Tu Quoque throws the same issue/accusation back to the accuser. "You too!"
How can one avoid developing an argument with Hasty Generalization?
Are you relying on the opinions or experiences of just a few people, or your own experience in just a few situations? Do you need more evidence or a less sweeping conclusion?
All A are B, and all __ are A, so all C are B.
C
If you don’t get a good job, you’ll be poor and homeless.
Slippery Slope