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Title: Fallacy Quiz

Description: Differnt types of Fallacies

Total Flash Cards: 9

Created: 11/08/2007 20:48:12

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Term
Ad hominem
Definition
personal comment
Term
False Cause
Definition
States something is true and then states the cause of this happening without giving suffeicent eveidence to support the cause
Term
Two Wrongs
Definition
A person trys to justify a wrong by reffering to a wrong that was committed by someone else
Term
Hasty Generalization
Definition
States characteristics and then asumes that all things share that characteristic
Term
False Analogy
Definition
False assumption that two things are comparable
Term
Stereotyping
Definition
Only used in relation to people
Term
Strawman
Definition
Twists ones words and points
Term
Appeal to popularity
Definition
a person argues that becuase everyone or many people think believe or do something, then it must be ture, good, or right.
Term
False prediction
Definition
Prediction w/o evidene



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