Logical Fallacies Flashcard

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What is the ad hominem fallacy?

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Attacking someone's character instead of addressing an argument's substance

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When is the appeal to authority fallacy fallacious?

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When the authority isn't an expert, when the authority makes a claim contrary to the expert consensus, when the authority is an expert in another area.

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What does the appeal to emotion fallacy use to persuade in place of evidence?

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Emotions

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What does the appeal to ignorance fallacy assert?

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Something is true because we don't know that it isn't

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Why is the appeal to nature fallacy fallacious? Options: Because natural is difficult to define, None of the above, Because natural equals better or safer, Both A and B

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Because natural is difficult to define and because natural equals better or safer

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What does the appeal to tradition fallacy assert?

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Something is true because it's been around for a long time

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What does the bandwagon fallacy argue?

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A claim isn't true because a lot of people don't believe it and a claim is true because a lot of people believe it

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What does the false cause fallacy assert?

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Two events are causally connected when they aren't

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Why is the false choice fallacy fallacious?

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It oversimplifies a complex issue into two options and ignores the possibility of other options.

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What does the false equivalence fallacy do?

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All of the above