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Sweet Emotions
Socrates wouldn't approve
Is there a charlatan in the house?
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Of Vice & Men
100
Logical fallacies that manipulate emotions
What are pathos related fallacies?
100
Logical fallacies that do not offer rational premises for the conclusion.
What is a logos related fallacy?
100
Logical fallacies that attack the authority or credibility of someone or an argument.
What are fallacies that appeal to ethos?
100
This has always been an all girls school, so we can't start admitting boys now.
What is an appeal to tradition fallacy?
100
Veronica reasons that the 3 men closest to her are cheaters, so Sully must be one too.
What is a hasty generalization fallacy?
200
If you don't vote for the right candidate, this could be then end of our country.
What is an appeal to fear fallacy?
200
My big brother was so mean to me, so all big brothers must be bullies.
What is a hasty generalization fallacy?
200
I'm not going to listen to the argument of a man who can't even keep his beard trimmed.
What is an ad hominem attack?
200
He is a corrupt bully who has spent his life taking advantage of the underprivileged, who have been crippled by class inequality and bigotry.
What is a loaded language fallacy?
200
Meryl is convinced that if Sully didn't pick her up, then something must be wrong, and since he takes physics, he must have invented a space death laser, so now he is obviously on the run from sinister forces.
What is a slippery slope fallacy?
300
I Please excuse me from mandatory training today because my dog is missing, and I have to look for him.
What is an appeal to guilt fallacy?
300
He's not a very good teacher because he's just not that great at teaching.
What is a begging the question fallacy?
300
I am going to Radford University because my little sister said it was a great school.
What is a false authority fallacy?
300
When I was serving as vice president, I started an initiative to feed hungry children in schools.
What is a transfer fallacy?
300
Veronica figures since Meryl and Sully had a fight before he disappeared, that the fight caused Sully's disappearance.
What is a post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy?
400
All of my roommates use Tide, so I guess I will start buying Tide too.
What is an appeal to popularity fallacy?
400
You can either do your homework or fail the class.
What is a false dilemma fallacy?
400
I would never date him because I saw him talking to that kid nobody likes.
What is a guilt by association fallacy?
400
If you want me to agree with you, you're going to have prove your theory to me.
What is appeal to ignorance - true believer's form?
400
Veronica tells Meryl that Sully is either running from sinister forces or trying to break up with her.
What is a false dilemma fallacy?
500
You can't take a semester off from school because then you will never go back and get a degree, and then you will won't be able to get a job, and then you will have no money, and then you won't have a place to live, and you will have to live under a bridge and sell aluminum cans.
What is a slippery slope fallacy?
500
She broke her leg, which caused her to drop out of school.
What is a post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy
500
Since you haven't met her yet, I just want to warn you that she tends to lie a lot.
What is a poisoning the well fallacy?
500
I started this new cosmetic regimen because I read that the Kardashians swear by it!
What is a testimonial fallacy?
500
Veronica believes that the absence of evidence of Sully doing anything but breaking up with Meryl validates her theory.
What is an appeal to ignorance - skeptic's form?