WGU D265 Section 4: Critical Thinking
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Fallacies of Relevance Arguments that are really distractions from the main point Types of Fallacies of Relevance
- Ad Hominem
- Appeal of Consquences
- Genetic Fallacy
- Equivocation
- Ad Populum
- Irrelevant Appeals
ad hominem attack An attack on a person rather than his or her argument Genetic Fallacy Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it.Irrelevant Appeals attempt to sway the listener with information that, though persuasive, is irrelevant to the matter at hand ad populum (aka bandwagon) 1 / 2
This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do." appeal of consquences attempt to motivate belief with an appeal either to the good consequences of believing or the bad consequences of disbelieving Equivocation the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication Fallacies of Weak Induction A group of informal fallacies that occur because the connection between the premises and conclusion is not strong enough to support the conclusion
- Hasty Generalization
- Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
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-Appeal to Ignorance
Types of Fallacies of Weak Induction Appeal to Ignorance A fallacy that uses an opponent's inability to disprove a conclusion as proof of the conclusion's correctness.post hoc ergo propter hoc