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Recognizing Fallacies
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Logic ◦ The study of the methods and principles of reasoning Premises ◦ Facts or assumptions Fallacy ◦ A deceptive argument- an argument in which the conclusion is not well supported by the premises
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Appeal to Popularity ◦ Many people believe p is true, therefore…p is true.
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False Cause ◦ A came before B; therefore…A caused B.
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Appeal to Ignorance ◦ There is no proof that p is true; therefore…p is false.
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Hasty Generalization ◦ A and B are linked one or a few times; therefore…A causes B (or vice versa)
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Limited Choice ◦ p is false; therefore…only q can be true.
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Appeal to Emotion ◦ p is associated with a positive emotional response; therefore…p is true.
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Personal Attack ◦ I have a problem with the person or group claiming p; therefore…p is not true.
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Circular Reasoning ◦ P is true…and then p is restated in different words.
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Diversion (Red Herring) ◦ P is related to q and I have an argument concerning q; therefore…p is true.
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Straw Man ◦ I have an argument concerning a distorted version of p; therefore…I hope you are fooled into concluding I have an argument concerning the real version of p.
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