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English
10th Grade
01/29/2013

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Fallacies[image]


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misleading notion
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Slippery slope



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a dangerous course, one that leads to catastrophe

 

 

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Appeal


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the power or ability to attract, interest, amuse or stimulate the mind or emotions
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Parallelism


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agreement in direction, tendency, or character
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Bias


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particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question
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Argument of Fact


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a fact or argument put forth as proof or evidence
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Sentimental appeals



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an attitude toward something; regard; opinion
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Hasty generalizations


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a logical fallacy of faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalizaton based on insufficient information
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Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc


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occuring or done after the event
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Claim


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to assert or maintain as fact
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Concession



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the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument
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Faulty analogy



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a fallacy in which an argument is base on misleading or superficial comparisons
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Pathos



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the quality or power, in literature or speech, of arousing feelings of pity
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Inductive logic



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educated guess based off of general propositions
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Deductive logic




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reasoning that constructs or evalutes deducive arguments
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Empirical evidence



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research that derives its data by means of direct observation or experiment
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Logical evidence




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research that includes factual information
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Anecdoctal evidence



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information that is not based on facts or careful study
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Ad hominem



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appealing to the emotions and not reason or logic
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Culture



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the attitudes, feelings, values, and behavior that inform and characterize the society
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Logical fallacy


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an error in reasoning that renders the argument invalid
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Credible


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capable of being believed
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Grounds


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the foundation or basis on which a belief or action rests
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Refutation


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disproof
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Persuasion


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a deep conviction or belief
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Logos



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rational principle expressed in words and things, argument, or justification
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Bandwagon



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party caused be a mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers
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Rhetoric



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the undue use of exaggeration or display
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Propaganda



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deliberate spreading of such information
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Proposal



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the act of offering or suggesting somethinf for acceptance
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Either/ or fallacy




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logically fallacy when only 2 possible options are presented
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Antithesis



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the exact opposite
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Litotes


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ironical statement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative contrary
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Rebuttal


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denial
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Equivocation




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in order to mislead or hedge
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Ethos


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the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices
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Media


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means of communication that can reach or influence people
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Euphemism


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vague expression for one thought to be offensive or harsh
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Irony


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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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Paradox


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a self- contradictory and false proposition
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Anaphora


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use of a word as a regular grammatical substitute for a preceding word or group of words
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