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13 Informal Fallacies
Psychologically Persuasive but Incorrect Arguments
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Undergraduate 3
09/26/2012

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Equivocation
Definition
Switch of focus; almost lying
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Appeal to Force
Definition
force, threat of force, intimidation
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Abusive
Definition
atttack of opponent's character
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Circumstantial
Definition
lifestyle based decision on a position
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appeal to inappropriate authority
Definition
An expert says....
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Popular appeal
Definition
9 out of 10 people would agree...
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Hasty generalization
Definition
from 1 incident we can determine...
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accident
Definition
random events colliding
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ignorance
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true because it hasn't been proven false
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begging the question
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circular without answer
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irrelevant conclusion
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change of subject, manipulate
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naturalistic
Definition
how something is designed (assumption of a creator)
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appeal to tradition
Definition
done for x number of years
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