SUMMATIVE TEST [continuation] - FALLACIES

This fallacy literally means hitting the person below the belt, Instead of focusing on the issue at hand.

• ATTACKING THE PERSON

• APPEAL TO PITY

• APPEAL TO IGNORANCE

• APPEAL TO PEOPLE

This is committed when a person uses threat or force to advance an argument.

• APPEAL TO PITY

• ATTACKING THE PERSON

• APPEAL TO FORCE

• APPEAL TO PEOPLE

Populum is the Latin word for people. Most of TV commercials are guilty of this argument which exploit people’s vanity, desires, etc.

• APPEAL TO PITY

• ATTACKING THE PERSON

• APPEAL TO FORCE

• APPEAL TO PEOPLE

Tradition means tradition. Advancing an idea since it has been practice for a very long time.

• APPEAL TO TRADITION

• ATTACKING THE PERSON

• APPEAL TO CULTURE

• APPEAL TO PEOPLE

Ignorantiam a Latin word for ignorance. Whatever has been proven false must be true and vice versa.

• APPEAL TO TRADITION

• APPEAL TO IGNORANCE

• APPEAL TO CULTURE

• Petitio Principii (Begging the Question)

"Your family is smart, therefore you are smart.”

• Fallacy of Division

• APPEAL TO IGNORANCE

• Fallacy of Composition

• Petitio Principii (Begging the Question)

“My teacher didn’t collect the homework two weeks in a row when my friend was absent. Therefore, my friend being absent is the reason why my teacher doesn’t collect the homework.”

• Fallacy of Division

• Cause and Effect

• Hasty Generalization

• Petitio Principii (Begging the Question)

Misercordiam came from Latin word Misericordia which means pity or compassion. A person uses emotion such as pity to convince someone.

• Fallacy of Division

• Appeal to Ignorance

• Hasty Generalization

• Appeal To Pity

“TV Patrol is the best news program on TV. If you don’t believe me, I won’t let you watch the TV.

• Fallacy of Division

• Appeal to Force

• Hasty Generalization

• Appeal To Pity

It refers to an arguments that are erroneous or based from faulty reasoning.

• Fallacy of Division

• Fallacy

• False

• Truth