Fallacy tree review
What are the 4 fallacies under ad fontem? Also name the group they are under.
1) Ad hominem abusive
2) Ad hominem circumstantial
3) Tu Quoque
4) Genetic fallacy
Relevance
An argument that assumes that because something cannot occur without the presence of a certain factor or condition , it will necessarily occur if that factor or condition is present
Confusing necessary and sufficient condition
Juan wants to keep his hair long. His dad wants him to get a buzz cut. They compromise and Juan gets a buzz cut on the left side of his head and keeps his hair long on the right side.
Fallacy of moderation
What is the definition of Fake Precision
A fallacy of induction that uses numbers or statistics in way that is too precise to be justified by the situation
What are the two whole to part fallacies
Fallacy of divison (collective whole to every part-The collective whole has a characteristic that must mean every part also shares this characteristic.)
Sweeping generalization (the whole class to every fact/quality- Since somthing is usally true it must be true in all cases)
What are the 4 red herring fallacies? Also name the group they are under.
1) Appeal to Ignorance
2) Irrelevant goals or functions
3) Irrelevant thesis
4) straw man
Relevance
An argument that confuses a cause and effect or an effect as a cause
Confusing cause and effect
Buy gold now and invest in your future. Many experts agree this may be the best time to buy gold in decades.
Appeal to illegitamite authority unamed expert
what is the definition of False cause
A fallacy of induction that is based on a weak cause-and-effect connection
What the two part to whole fallacies explain them
Composition (the parts of the collective whole have a characteristic, so the whole will also have this quality)
Hasty Generalization (Since somthing is true in one or more cases, it must be true in most cases.)
What are the 5 fallacies of induction? Also name the group the group they are under.
1) Hasty generalization
2)sweeping generalization
3) false analogy
4)false cause
5) fake precision
Presumption
An argument that claims a is causing b, when in relality, C is causing both A and B
Neglect of a common cause
You can't simply convict this man! Think of his wife, of his children, crying even now in the courtroom and pinning at home without if you chose to send him off to jail.
appeal to pity
What is the fallacy that matches the definition.
A fallacy of induction that is based on a weak analogy
false analogy
What are the sub categories of False cause? (there are 4)
Partial cause
Confusing necessary and sufficient condition
Confusing cause and an effect
Neglect of common cause
What are 6 fallacies of emotion? Also name the group they were under
1) Appeal to fear
2)Appeal to pity
3)Snob appeal
4)Mob appeal
5) Appeal to illegitimate authority
6) Chronological snobbery
Relevance
An argument in which the speaker claims that one factor caused an event, when in reality, it is only on of several factors that caused the event
Partial cause
Boy this pillow is heavy. Each feather that makes up the pillow must also be heavy.
Fallacy of divison
what is the fallacy that matches with this definition.
A fallacy of induction that overextends a generalization to include facts or cases that are exceptions to it.
Sweeping generalization
What are the sub categories of begging the question? (there are 4)
circular reasoning
the loaded question
the loaded definition
the loaded label
What are the 6 fallacies under presupposition? Also name the group they are under.
1) Begging the question
2)false delimma
3)fallacy of moderation
4) Is-ought fallacy
5) Fallacy of composition
6) fallacy of divison
Presumption
Name the four major questions in logic (name the major one first) Also name the group its from.
What is the issue at hand?
Is the argument relevant to the issue at hand? (relevance)
Is the argument assuming somthing it should'nt?
(presumption)
Is the argument clear?
(Clarity)
The sky is blue because the color perceived when we examine the sky in daylight is light blue.
Begging the question (circular reasoning)
What is the definition for hasty generalization
A fallacy of induction that makes an unwarranted generalization on the basis of to few examples.
What are the sub categories of Appeal to illegitimate authority (there are 4)
The wrong or false expert
the biased expert
the unnamed expert
the celebrity expert