Critical Thinking Flaws

1. A form of reasoning that dismisses an opposing view by attacking the arguer rather than their reasoning. (2, 7)
4. Reasons from one possibility through a series of events, which are not properly, logically linked, to an extreme consequence. (8, 5)

2. Draws a general conclusion from insufficient evidence (5, 14)
3. This flaw misrepresents or distorts an opposing view in order to dismiss it. (5, 3)
5. Bringing two or more different concepts together and treating them as the same thing. (10)
6. An attempt to justify one (possibly wrong) action on the basis that someone else is doing it. (2, 6)
7. One of the reasons is the same as the conclusion or you must assume that the conclusion is right for the reasons to make sense. (8, 8)

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