Fallacies

Match the term to the definition: Premise

• A vague argument

• Statements that express your reasons or evidence

• Defects in the arguments you are making

• A subcategory of fallacies

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Match the term to the definition: Fallacies

• None of these options

• The whole basis of your argument

• Defects in the argument you are making

• The character/credibility a person creates

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__ _______ is an argument against the person’s character or personal traits rather than the position they are maintaining.

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A genetic fallacy is:

• rejecting an argument based on its origins rather than on its own merits.

• Accepting one's argument without hesitation

• Forgetting the origins of an argument, but repeating it anyway.

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A ___ _______ is a fallacy that pretends to establish a particular conclusion but that really argues for something else entirely

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A straw man fallacy is:

• An argument in which the middle term is undistributed, meaning that not all the instances of things that are C are also instances of things that are A or of B

• A subcategory of red herring that involves misrepresenting an opponent’s position to make it easier to attack

• Rejecting an argument based on its origins rather than on its own merits

• Labeling one thing as the cause of another thing on insufficient or unrepresentative evidence or using evidence that conflicts with established higher-level truths or theories

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What consist of using a term or expression in an argument in one sense in one place and in another sense in another.

• Undistributed middle

• Equivocation

• Straw man

• False cause

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Essentially, what does an undistributed middle fallacy do?

• Skips the middle ground: ie., things that are C also have to be A and B.

• Only discusses the middle ground: things that are A and B are almost never C.

Which of the following are straw man fallacies? (One or more of these may be correct.)

• Person 1: “I think that we should give better study guides to students”

  Person 2: “I think that your idea is bad, because we shouldn't just give out easy A's to everyone”.

• Person 1: "I disagree with the new budget for our company."

  Person 2: "The new budget will help my department!"

• Person 1: "I think we need more chairs in room A."

  Person 2: "There will only be 45 people in room A."

• Person 1: I'd rather have a dog than a cat.

  Person2: Why do you hate cats?

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Select all of the statements that are ways to avoid fallacies in arguments:

• Pretend that you are arguing with yourself.

• Never speak out an argument, always write it down.

• List the evidence for each of your main points/reasons.

• Always respond to the person's argument as quickly as possible.

• Fairly categorize the arguments of others.

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