Skeleton 1
a bone framework enclosing the brain
What is the skull?
the skull, especially the part enclosing the brain
What is the cranium?
series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine, protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs
What are the ribs?
Introducing an irrelevant point into an argument
What is a red herring?
the large bony frame near the base of the spine to which the hindlimbs or legs are attached
What is the pelvis?
the collarbone
What is the clavicle?
the bone of the thigh or upper hindlimb, articulating at the hip and the knee
What is the femur?
Taking a sample from a class of things and using characteristics of it as representative of the class as a whole
What is a generalization?
the jaw or a jawbone
What is the mandible?
the bones of the fingers or toes
What are the phalanges?
the shoulder blade
What is the scapula?
Changing the meaning of a word in the middle of an argument
What is equivocation?
the central axis of the skeleton, also known as the spinal column
What is the vertebral column?
each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes
What is the vertebra?
the kneecap
What is the kneecap?
Generalizing about a class based on a small or poor sample
What is a hasty generalization?
the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle
What is the tibia?
the thicker and shorter of the two bones in the human forearm
What is the radius?
the bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow
What is the humerus?
Assuming that if we take one step, we will inevitably take a series of others
What is the slipperly slope fallacy?