Flaws in Arguments - Flashcards in A Level and IB Critical Thinking

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Created by: Nora
Created on: 21-05-13 13:17

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Across

1. the reasoning against and opponent's argument is based on a personal attack rather than reasoning about the opponent's argument (2, 7)
2. the reason or evidence given for a conclusion is only partly true or a different reason is a more likely cause (9)
6. someone attempts to justify an action on the basis that another person did it (2, 6)

Down

2. two or more different ideas are brought together and treated as the same thing (10)
3. an arguer picks on a small or weak part of an opponent's argument, shows that it is weak and then concludes that the whole argument is weak (5, 6)
5. the argument goes too quickly and contains a number of assumptions (8, 5)
7. a conclusion is drawn from one example and applied more widely (14)
8. the conclusion repeats the original claim or reasoning (8, 8)

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