Judge Qualification Flashcard

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What does a "Straw Man" fallacy involve?

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Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.

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Which fallacy is characterized by linking two unrelated events as cause and effect?

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False Cause

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What is an "Appeal to Emotion" fallacy?

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Using emotional manipulation to persuade.

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Identify the fallacy in the reasoning: "Your conclusion must be false because you used a logical fallacy while trying to prove it."

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Fallacy Fallacy

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What does the "Slippery Slope" fallacy describe?

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A sequence of events that inevitably leads to an undesirable outcome without sufficient evidence.

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Which fallacy involves attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself?

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Ad Hominem

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What is the "Appeal to Hypocrisy" fallacy?

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Dismissing someone's argument because they act inconsistently with their claims.

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What does "Personal Incredulity" involve in logical fallacies?

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Disbelieving a claim simply because it is difficult to understand or imagine.

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What is the fallacy of "Special Pleading"?

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Arguing for an exception when a claim is shown to be false.

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What does a "Loaded Question" typically involve?

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A question with a presumption built into it