Flaws

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  • Created on: 18-05-13 15:02
Slippery Slope
a flaw which says that a small event will cause an extreme result, but gives us no reason to accept that the event and the result are properly linked
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Post Hoc
when an argument claims that event A caused event B, but actually event A just happened before event B
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Circular Argument
an argument where the conclusion repeats one of the reasons
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False Dichotomy
when an argument tries to present its conclusion as the best option by only discussing a limited range of choices, also known as restricting the options
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Conflation
a type of flaw where two words or concepts are used as if they mean the same thing when they actually have different meanings
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False Cause/Confusing Cause and Effect
when an argument reverses a cause and its effects, saying that the effect brought about the cause
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Tu Quoque
when an argument defends an action by saying that the same action has also been done by other people
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Confusing Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
when an argument treats sufficient conditions as necessary, or necessary conditions as sufficient
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Hasty Generalisation
when an argument uses a conclusion about a few things to support a conclusion about lots of things, or everything
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Sweeping Generalisation
when an argument uses a claim about many things to support a conclusion about one individual case
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Straw Person/Straw Man
when an argument misrepresents or distorts a counter argument to make it easier to dismiss
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Ad Hominem
when an argument tries to get you to dismiss a counter argument or accept a conclusion based on the good or bad qualities of the person arguing, rather than their argument
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Unrelated Conclusion
when an argument's reasons and conclusion are about different things. This is also called arguing from one thing to another
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when an argument claims that event A caused event B, but actually event A just happened before event B

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Post Hoc

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an argument where the conclusion repeats one of the reasons

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when an argument tries to present its conclusion as the best option by only discussing a limited range of choices, also known as restricting the options

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Card 5

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a type of flaw where two words or concepts are used as if they mean the same thing when they actually have different meanings

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