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| a defect in an argument that consists in something other than false premises alone; non sequitur |
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| a fallacy that may be identified by merely examining the form or structure of an argument; found only in deductive arguments with identifiable forms |
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| a fallacy that can be detected only by examining the content of the argument |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer threatens reader/listener |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer elicits pity from reader/listener |
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| appeal to the people (direct) |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer arouses mob mentality |
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| appeal to the people (indirect) |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer appeals to reader/listener's desire for security, love, respect, etc. |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer verbally abuses other arguer |
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| ad hominem (circumstantial) |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer presents other arguer as predisposed to argue this way |
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| informal fallacy in which a general rule is applied to a specific case it was not intended to cover |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer distorts opponent's argument and then attacks the distorted argument |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer draws conclusion different from that supported by premises |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer leads reader/listener off track |
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| appeal to unqualified authority |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer cites untrustworthy authority |
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| informal fallacy in which premises report that nothing is known or proved, and then a conclusion is drawn |
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| informal fallacy in which conclusion is drawn from an atypical sample |
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| informal fallacy in which conclusion depends on nonexistent or minor causal connection |
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| informal fallacy in which conclusion depends on unlikely chain reaction |
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| informal fallacy in which conclusion depends on defective analogy |
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| informal fallacy in which conclusion depends on unlikely chain reaction |
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| informal fallacy in which conclusion depends on defective analogy |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer creates the illusion that inadequate premises are adequate by leaving out a key premise, by restating the conclusion as a premise, or by reasoning in a circle |
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| informal fallacy in which multiple questions are concealed in a single question |
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| informal fallacy in which "either...or..." statement hides additional alternatives |
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| informal fallacy in which arguer ignores important evidence that requires a different conclusion |
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| informal fallacy in which conclusion depends on a shift in meaning of a word or phrase |
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| informal fallacy in which conclusion depends on the wrong interpretation of a syntactically ambiguous statement |
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| informal fallacy in which attribute is wrongly transferred from parts to whole |
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| informal fallacy in which attribute is wrongly transferred from whole to parts |
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