Critical Thinking Flaws

Flaws and their explainations

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  • Created by: Carly B
  • Created on: 17-04-13 11:07
N X G O P D V B H B F I T O R H O T A U X
O C I R C U L A R A R G U M E N T S P I S
I D C E V Y W N U O P O H W D U P N P M V
T A O Y Q M C S R F J A T Y X P K T E E Y
A P N T U O N E E Y W P S F N M R G A G A
Z P F M D T O S P X J P T K V G X S L G H
I E L X R O I X O I S E R A L P G S T P N
L A A M G H D V L Y B A A M G W B F O D O
A L T B F C A W S V L L W Y I W P G E B B
R T I H T I R O Y E R T M G R L D X M O W
E O O H B D T Q R V V O A M C E I W O R A
N H N H O E O M E W W A N V Y W Q J T U I
E I V S I S T R P H J U P Q Y L K J I G B
G S W O J L L A P Y J T E B G B R C O K R
Y T Q D T A A Y I A C H R L X H N Q N H R
T O R N D F E S L I B O S A H A V C J F U
S R T A Y R P H S T R R O K V C F F M I Y
A Y M I E F P C B I H I N P Q L D U L I G
H M S L A X A Y N P U T Y L Y F U O O O H
W J K P L H R G K R E Y B N H M W Y R P J
F N G B C A N G R K A K C K W W V R R N V

Clues

  • An argument based upon emotion without reason (6, 2, 7)
  • Argues that a small event will lead to an extreme result, the link between the first event and final result is weak (8, 5)
  • Because we have always done something in this particular way, does not make it correct (6, 2, 7)
  • connclusion repeats one of the reasons (8, 9)
  • creating a caricature (weak form) of the counter-argument and easily dismissing it, and then claiming to have dismissed the whole counter-argument (5, 9)
  • restricting the options to just two possibilities only (5, 9)
  • taking two different things as if they are the same when they may not be (e.g. older or mature) (10)
  • using a claim about a few things/people to generalize a lot of things/people (5, 14)
  • Using an authority figure to support the reasoning (6, 2, 9)
  • Using evidence from the past to try to predict the future (6, 2, 7)

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