Bortz- Speech: Logical Fallacies

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What is a logical fallacy?

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An argument that contains a mistake in reasoning.

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What is a Slippery Slope fallacy?

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A fallacy that suggests that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect.

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What is an Ad Hominem attack?

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An attack on the person making an argument rather than the argument itself.

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What is a Straw Man fallacy?

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A fallacy that misrepresents an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack.

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What is Hasty Generalization?

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A fallacy in which a conclusion is drawn from an insufficient amount of evidence.

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What is False Dichotomy?

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A fallacy that presents two options as the only possibilities when, in fact, more options exist.

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What does 'Appeal to Ignorance' mean?

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A fallacy that asserts a proposition is true because it has not been proven false.

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What is Circular Logic?

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A fallacy in which the conclusion is included in the premise of the argument.

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What is Faulty Cause?

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A fallacy that assumes that because one event follows another, the first event caused the second.

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What is the importance of identifying logical fallacies?

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Identifying logical fallacies helps in evaluating arguments critically and avoiding flawed reasoning.