Logical Fallacies

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Occurs when an argument which is supposed to prove something concludes something else instead

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IRRELEVANT CONCLUSION

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Occurs when an arguments contradict one another

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INCONSISTENCY

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What is the argument form: If A is true then B is true; If A is not true then B is not true?

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AFFIRMING CONSEQUENT

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Argument form: If A is true then B is true; if A is not true then B is not true.

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DENYING ANTECEDENT

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Occurs when the element of pity is used instead of logical reasoning to argue.

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APPEAL TO FORCE

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Occurs when an argument is considered to be valid because it is what the majority thinks

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BANDWAGON

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Occurs when someone tries to refute an argument by attacking the character of a person instead of attacking the ideas of the argument.

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ATTACKING THE PERSON

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Occurs when two or more points are rolled into one and the reader is expected to accept or reject both at the same time, when one point may be satisfactory while the other is not.

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COMPLEX QUESTION

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Occurs when the direction between cause and effect is reversed

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WRONG DIRECTION

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Occurs when a sample is not significant enough to support a generalization about population

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HASTY GENERALIZATION