Ch. 3 Terms

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Straw man

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A fallacy that occurs when someone misrepresents an argument to make it easier to attack.

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Circular Reasoning

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A logical fallacy in which the conclusion is included in the premise, creating a loop in reasoning.

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1st hand evidence

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Evidence based on personal experience or direct observation.

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Appeal to false authority

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A fallacy that occurs when someone uses an authority figure as evidence in their argument, even though the authority may not be qualified.

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Faulty Analogy

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A fallacy that occurs when an analogy is drawn between two things that are not truly comparable.

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Ad Populum

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A fallacy that occurs when an argument is made based on the popularity of a belief or idea.

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Hasty Generalization

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A fallacy that occurs when a conclusion is drawn from an insufficient amount of evidence.

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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

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A fallacy that assumes that if one event occurs after another, then the first event must be the cause of the second.

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2nd hand evidence

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Evidence that is based on someone else's experience or observation.

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Qualitative evidence

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Evidence that is descriptive and conceptual, often used to understand underlying reasons or motivations.