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What is a hasty generalization?

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A fallacy made when a person makes an assumption based on insufficient evidence.

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What is a slippery slope fallacy?

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A fallacy suggesting that a minor action will lead to major and often dire consequences without evidence.

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Provide an example of hasty generalization.

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My two friends who are teachers are always stressed out. Therefore, all teachers must be stressed out.

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What is a false analogy?

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A fallacy that occurs when a comparison is drawn between two things that are not sufficiently alike in relevant aspects.

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What is a non sequitur?

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A fallacy where a conclusion does not logically follow from the premises.

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What is circular reasoning?

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A fallacy where the conclusion is included in the premise, leading to no real argument.

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What is a strawman fallacy?

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

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What is an ad hominem fallacy?

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A fallacy that attacks the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

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What is a red herring?

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A fallacy that introduces irrelevant information to distract from the actual issue.

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What is an appeal to authority?

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A fallacy that occurs when someone argues that a claim is true simply because an authority figure believes it.