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Logical Fallacies and Critical Thinking: A Comprehensive Guide, Quizzes of Reasoning

Grand Valley State University (GVSU)Reasoning

Definitions and explanations of 21 common logical fallacies, including appeal to force, appeal to pity, straw man, hasty generalization, and begging the question. Understanding these fallacies can help improve critical thinking skills and effective communication.

Typology: Quizzes

2011/2012

Uploaded on 02/12/2012

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TERM 1
Appeal to force
DEFINITION 1
Arguer threatens reader/listener
TERM 2
Appeal to pity
DEFINITION 2
arguer elicits pity from reader/ listener
TERM 3
appeal to the people
DEFINITION 3
bandwagon, vanity/ snobbery
TERM 4
accident
DEFINITION 4
general rule is applied to a specific case it was not intended
to cover
TERM 5
straw man
DEFINITION 5
arguer distorts opponents argument and then attacks the
distorted argument
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Appeal to force

Arguer threatens reader/listener

TERM 2

Appeal to pity

DEFINITION 2

arguer elicits pity from reader/ listener

TERM 3

appeal to the people

DEFINITION 3

bandwagon, vanity/ snobbery

TERM 4

accident

DEFINITION 4

general rule is applied to a specific case it was not intended

to cover

TERM 5

straw man

DEFINITION 5

arguer distorts opponents argument and then attacks the

distorted argument

missing the point

arguer draws conclusion different from that supported by

premises

TERM 7

Red Herring

DEFINITION 7

arguer leads listener off track

TERM 8

unqualified authority

DEFINITION 8

arguer cites untrustworthy source

TERM 9

appeal to ignorance

DEFINITION 9

premises report that nothing is known or proved, then

conclusion in drawn

TERM 10

hasty generalization

DEFINITION 10

conclusion is drawn from an atypical example

false dichotomy

either....or.... statement hides additional alternatives

TERM 17

suppressed evidence

DEFINITION 17

arguer ignores important evidence that requires a different

conclusion

TERM 18

equivocation

DEFINITION 18

conclusion depends on shift in meaning of word or phrase

TERM 19

amphiboly

DEFINITION 19

conclusion depends on the wrong interpretation of an

ambiguous statement

TERM 20

composition

DEFINITION 20

attribute is wrongly transferred from parts to whole

division

attribute is wrongly transferred from whole to parts