Vocab Definitions
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Mixed Vocab
Logical Fallacies
More Logical Fallacies
100
unwilling or unable to believe something
What is incredulous?
100
My cousin is so ___; he argues with me about everything and always thinks he's right!
What is contentious
100
Elizabeth Proctor commits ___ when she tells the court her husband never had an affair with Abigail Williams.
What is perjury?
100
attacking the person making an argument instead of attacking the argument itself
What is ad hominem?
100
Bringing up an unrelated topic in order to take the argument off-track.
What is red herring?
200
To cause one to become confused
What is confound?
200
The dog that had been rescued from the abusive home was extremely ___ after being starved.
What is gaunt?
200
The noun form of dogmatic
What is dogma?
200
Martin failed his driver's test the first time. Melanie failed her driver's test the first time. I will also fail my driver's test the first time.
What is hasty generalization?
200
Everyone else believes this, and so should you!
What is bandwagon?
300
A preference
What is predilection?
300
Elizabeth Proctor is given a ___ from being hanged for one year because she is expecting a baby.
What is reprieve?
300
My grandfather has a ___ for German cars over American and Japanese cars.
What is predilection?
300
Beyonce says that you should only use Pampers diapers because they're the gentlest on a baby's sensitive skin.
What is false authority?
300
Martha: "I am innocent to a witch. I know not what a witch is." Hathorne: "How do you know, then, that you are not a witch?"
What is begging the question or circular logic?
400
peaceful;outwardly calm and composed
What is placid?
400
Even though I hate that girl on the other team, I gave her a ___ handshake after the game to set a good example for the younger siblings.
What is conciliatory?
400
Mikayla is ___ about buying the $500 prom dress even though it's way too expensive and she has no money.
What is adamant?
400
usually just a coincidence
What is post hoc, ergo propter hoc?
400
Giles Corey can't say his prayers when his wife is reading her book; however, he can say his prayers as soon as his wife closes her book. Therefore, his wife's act of reading the book causes his inability to pray.
What is post hoc ergo propter hoc?
500
Strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
What is dogmatic?
500
The con-artist ___ the lonely woman into believing he loved her, even though he was only after her money.
What is beguiled?
500
Noun form of placid
What is placidness or placidity?
500
We can't trust anything Milo says because Milo is a liar.
What is begging the question or circular logic?
500
Parris is questioning Proctor's Christianity. He asks Proctor if he reads the Gospel, and Proctor answers "yes." Parris: I think not, or you should surely know that Cain were an upright man, and yet he did kill Abel.
What is faulty analogy?