This fallacy is committed when a speaker argues for or against a claim by presenting statements that are not relevant - either character attacks or unrelated character glorification

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

“everybody’s doing it, so it must be a good thing to do.” Sometimes statistics can be used to prove that ‘everybody’s doing it’, giving the appearance of cold, hard facts. This is an appeal to popularity.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence, resulting in no evidence at all

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

no recognition of a neutral position

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CCSS.RL.5.6

when the dissimilarities between two things are so much greater than their similarities that their connection by analogy is unjustified

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

a Latin phrase that means “it does not follow” and refers to any argument whose conclusion does not follow from its premises

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

the results when it is assumed that one reason alone is sufficient to explain a situation or issue

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

a Latin phrase meaning “after this, therefore because of this.” This fallacy is committed when a sequential relationship is misinterpreted as a causal one.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

involves examination of specific cases, facts, or examples. Based on these specifics, you then draw a conclusion or make a generalization.

general principle or universal truth (a premise) and by logical steps lead to a specific conclusion about a particular situation.