Describe
An irrelevant piece of information meant to distract from the opposition's argument
What is a red herring?
What is a false analogy?
An assertion that something is true simply because many believe it to be so
What is ad populum?
Everyone at Loomis is betting that the Bruins will win the Stanley Cup this year. The Bruins are going to win.
What is an ad populum?
An oversimplification or deliberate distortion of another's argument to make it easy to poke holes into
What is a straw man?
All teachers are nerds.
Associating an argument with a notorious corporation or person in order to dismiss it.
What is a bad transfer?
I drank seltzer water and found my favorite pen that I thought was lost forever. I lost my car keys-- I need to drink some seltzer!
A comparison of two things despite their being not truly comparable due to differences
What is a false analogy?
"I love to walk in the park, but I despise climbing trees" - Louis XIV
"I love... climbing trees" -Louis XIV
a rhetorical strategy that makes an argument based on authority
You will be strong and ripped if you eat organic vegetables.
What is an unfair emotional appeal?
Associating a prestigious name with one's argument for a positive effect
What is a straw man?
chronology does not imply causality
What is post hoc?
Students keep deeping class. We should suspend all students after 2 deeps.
What is a missing claim?
What is slippery slope?
Ms. Chipman should NOT be teaching our class, she puts milk in the bowl before cereal.
two statements that are non-sequiturs that leave the reader to assume something that is untrue
what is a missing claim?
How you study has not been working. Either you should do 15 minutes a night of quizzing yourself with flashcards or you should drop this class.