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1. Contentious, divisible
2. Arguable, questionable |
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1. Antagonism, hostility, resistance
2. Group or person who resists or fights against (opponent)
3. Disagreement, difference |
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1. Information given to others to persuade, or to support or spread ideas
2. Information that spreads rumors; half information or mistruths |
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| 1. An argument that's thrown together without planning, with no underlying framework or explanation |
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| 1. Undermining the argument by attacking the speaker instead of the argument; trying to counter by attacking a person ("against the man") |
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| Argument to the people (n) |
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| 1. An argument that if many believe it's so, it is so |
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| 1. Ignoring an issue or problem by arrogantly assuming that it's already decided or settled; asking the recipient to accept the conclusion without real evidence |
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1. An attempt to support an argument by simply repeating the argument in different or stronger terms, with the conclusion among its premises
Ex: You should exercise because it's good to exercise |
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1. A wording of a question with hidden premises that assumes a mistruth, assumes a false dichotomy, and introduces uncertainty into the argument; the question (or sometimes statement) frames an issue as if there were an answer or truth already present; there are really two or more question, and a single answer is applied to both questions
Ex: Have you stopped beating your wife? |
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| 1. Making a claim within an artificial range of choices |
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1. Using ambiguous expressions to mislead or hedge
2. A fallacy caused by using the same term in two different senses |
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| 1. An assumption that just because something happens after something else, the second thing is caused by the first |
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| 1. An incorrect proposition or base of an argument |
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| Faulty generalization (n) |
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| 1. Forming universal or broad ideas incorrectly, based on less specific criteria |
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| 1. An argument based on misleading, superficial, or implausible comparisons. Two objects (A and B) are stated to be similar; it is then argued that since B has the property C, A must also have C |
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| 1. A deceptive statement including some elements of truth; often information is deliberately omitted, to make the statement appear to be true |
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| 1. Latin for "it does not follow"; an illogical statement from a preceding statement (two things that have nothing to do with each other) |
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1. During an argument, going off on a tangent with a point that diverts or detracts from the real issue
2. In fiction writing, drawing attention to another character to draw the reader from the real culprit |
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| 1. When a position is ignored, distorted, or misrepresented (not a fair or accurate representation), and the "new" position is refuted (which may appear as a good argument to one not familiar with the issue). The result is an appearance of attacking the real argument, when, in fact, the straw man has been attacked. |
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| 1. Printing that is small and placed above the baseline of normal print |
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1. The process of taking a broad view
2. In logic, asserting a point to be true for all members of a group or class |
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1. Mentally setting toward and end result (aim, goal, target)
2. Meaning |
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| Idiosyncratic/idiosyncrasy (adj/n) |
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1. Having a distinct characteristic, often a habit or mannerism [adj]
2. Peculiarity, quirk [n] |
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