Informal and Formal Fallacies

1. p (or) v q, p: not -q (this is an inclusive disjunct thus is a fallacy) (2, 9, 1, 8)
7. A mistake that is the form or structure of a DEDUCTIVE argument, (6, 7)

2. Is an error in reasoning; it is a type of argument that SEEMS correct, but contains a MISTAKE in REASONING. (7)
3. Basing the TRUTH claim of an argument on the ORIGIN of its claims or premises. For example, Jeff's mom told him that he'a superstar. So, Jeff is a superstar. - The conclusion is based on orgin(al) claim (2, 7, 7)
4. You reason from an EITHER OR position and you haven't considered ALL relevant possibilties. For example, either you go to church OR you're a terrible person. (2, 5, 7)
5. An arguer distorts an opponents position by WEAKENING it or depicting it as being more EXTREME than is justified by what it is ACTUALLY asserted. (2, 5, 3)
6. A fallacy in which TWO OR MORE MEANINGS of a word or phrase are used, ACCIDENTALLY or INTENTIONALLY, in DIFFERENT parts of the argument. (2, 12)
8. Patterns of mistake that are made in the everyday use of language. (8, 7)

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