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a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc
Ex: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy. |
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| to have need of or ask for proof, a decision, corroboration, etc |
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the technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form.
Ex: "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields." |
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to cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); influence,especially unfairly
Ex: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury |
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a dangerous and irreversible course
Ex: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison |
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writing that attemps to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting facts
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| attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings |
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| unnecessarily quick claim upon an isolated example or assertation of a claim that is certain rather than probable |
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| Post Hoc, Ergo Proctor Hoc |
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after this, therefore because of it: a formula designating an error inlogic that accepts as a cause something that merely occurred earlier in time.
Ex: cause and effect |
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to assert or maintain as a fact
Ex: She claimed that he was telling the truth. |
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