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Fallacies (Catagories (Logical (unable to make logical connection between…

- - - - Hasty Generalization - assumption of group or range of cases
        
        A class i'm in is to hard and is philosophy - my roommate is in a hard philosophy class to - all philosophy classes are hard
      - Faulty/False Analogy - comparing two things that have no real similarity at all
        
        A hammer is like a gun
      - Slippery Slope - author assumes a chain reaction but has minimal evidence of happening
        
        Baby cries ---> gives baby candy - if you keep that up baby will want a car next
      - False dichotomy (false dilemma) - two choices but arguer makes it seem like we only have one of those choices
        
        build bad condition - tear building down - or risk student safety
      - Equivocation - sliding between two or more different meanings of a single word
        
        Giving money to charity = right - charity has right to our money
      - Begging the question - simply accept conclusion without evidence
        
        Euthanasia is a thing to help humans escape pain - euthanasia is morally acceptable
      - Non sequitur - supports claim with irrelivant evidence
        
        i should not have a c in this class because i have a 3.8 gpa
      - Faulty Casualty - B comes after A because A came after B
        
        President Janes raised taxes - crime went up - President janes is responsible
  - - - Appeal to authority - Refer to sources by respected authorities
        
        We should remove death penalty - Justin beaver said it was bad
      - Dogmatism - makes a question seem 100% true
        
        if you have evidence for x against dogma D then you have not understood D
      - Straw Man - arguer misinterprets rival points
        
        Feminists want to ban porn and punish all who read it - harsh measures are inappropriate - should keep porn
      - Ad Homien - attacks person not argument
        
        bobs oil taxes should not be counted because bobs wife works at an oil company
  - - - Appeal to pity - accept conclusion by making person feel bad
        
        i should get an A because - car broke down - and my mom died
      - Appeal to ignorance - no evidence on matter so should accept conclusion
        
        Try and prove aliens exist - no evidence - aliens don't exist
      - Red Herring - Raises side issue to distract audience
        
        curve exam - students do better when students get along with teachers
      - scare tactics - fear used as primary motivator not evidence
        
        believe this argument or bad things will happen
      - band wagon - saying argument is right because majority agrees
        
        Animals are cool because everyone thinks they are cool