Logical Fallacies Flashcard Set

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*Front:* Tu quoque

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opponent of hypocrisy

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*Front:* Ad Hominem

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the person, not the argument

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*Front:* Red Herring

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with irrelevant information

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*Front:* Appeal to Authority

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authority as evidence

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*Front:* Circular Reasoning

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restates premise

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*Front:* Hasty Generalization

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from insufficient evidence

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*Front:* Appeal to Emotion

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emotions to win argument

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*Front:* Straw Man

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argument to refute it

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*Front:* Slippery Slope

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one step leads to extreme outcome

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*Front:* False Cause

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correlation implies causation