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You misrepresented someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
What is a strawman?
If students are allowed to retake one test, they will eventually expect to retake every test, and grades will become meaningless.
What is slippery slope?
Person 1 is arguing that all elephants can fly and person 2 is arguing that no elephants can fly so the middle ground is that some elephants can fly.
What is middle ground?
A police officer pulls a car over for speeding. The driver complains, saying that they shouldn’t pay a fine since there are so many dangerous criminals out there and the police should be chasing them instead.
What is red herring?
Lucy says, "I met one rude person from a specific city, therefore all people from that city are rude"
What is hasty generalization?
No one has proven red jello doesn't cure the common cold, therefore it does.
What is appeal to iggnorance (ad ignorantiam)?
When someone is asked "how did you get away with it?"
What is a loaded question?
“ Apples, strawberries, and raspberries are all red. They are also all fruits. Therefore, all fruits are red.”
What is false analogy?
"Annoying customers are a headache." (figurative)
"Aspirin can help you get rid of a headache." (literal)
"Therefore, aspirin can help you get rid of annoying customers."
What is equivocation?
Each ingredient in the recipe is delicious on its own so they must taste good when all combined.
What is composition?
You attempted to manipulate an emotional response of guilt in place of a valid or compelling argument.
What is appeal to emotion?
A commercial shows a famous actor recommending a specific brand of toothpaste, implying it's superior because they use it, despite the actor having no dental expertise.
What is appeal to authority?
“Someone texted me right after I thought of them, so my thoughts made them text me.”
what is false cause?
Meaning 2: You saw a man who was holding a telescope.
What is amphiboly?
A charity shows graphic images of suffering children to solicit donations, without explaining how the money will provide actual help.
What is appeal to emotion?
Beck is running for class president. In her campaign speech she says, "My opponent does not deserve to win. She is a smoker and she cheated on her boyfriend last year."
What is an ad hominem?
Luke says, "Smoking is bad for you," and Josh replies, "You smoke, so why should I listen to you?"
What is Tu Quoque?
claiming that the latest smartphone model is superior to the previous one solely because it's the newest on the market, without providing any evidence of its actual improvements.
What is appeal to novelty?
"This granola bar is the healthiest thing you can eat because it's made with all natural ingredients."
What is begging the question?
Wife: "I think we should add more security cameras because of the recent thefts." Husband: "So you're saying you don't trust your neighbors?"
What is the strawman argument?
A serious flaw in reasoning and constructing arguments.
What is a logical fallacy?
An argument that a school should continue teaching a specific subject using an old method because that's how it has "always been done," even if newer techniques are more effective.
What is appeal to tradition?
All of us are on a school sports team – you should join one too! You’re the only one in our group who doesn’t do any extracurriculars!
What is bandwagon?
"Either have a social life or be a good student"
What is false dilemma?
Water molecules are wet because water is wet.
What is division?