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What fallacy involves misrepresenting someone's views to facilitate an attack?
What fallacy involves misrepresenting someone's views to facilitate an attack?
- False Dilemma
- Appeal to Popularity
- Straw Man (correct)
- Equivocation
Which of the following fallacies rejects a statement based solely on its source?
Which of the following fallacies rejects a statement based solely on its source?
- Equivocation
- Genetic Fallacy (correct)
- Begging the Question
- Appeal to Ignorance
Which fallacy argues that a claim is true simply because many people believe it?
Which fallacy argues that a claim is true simply because many people believe it?
- Straw Man
- Appeal to Popularity (correct)
- False Dilemma
- Fallacious Reasoning
Which of the following describes assigning different meanings to the same word during an argument?
Which of the following describes assigning different meanings to the same word during an argument?
What fallacy claims that a proposition is true simply because it has not been proven false?
What fallacy claims that a proposition is true simply because it has not been proven false?
Flashcards
Straw Man
Straw Man
Misrepresenting someone's views to make them easier to attack. It's like setting up a weak argument that you can easily knock down.
Appeal to the Person
Appeal to the Person
Rejecting an idea just because of who said it, not because it's actually wrong.
Appeal to Popularity
Appeal to Popularity
Assuming something is true just because lots of people believe it.
Genetic Fallacy
Genetic Fallacy
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Equivocation
Equivocation
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Study Notes
Fallacious Reasoning
- Straw Man: Misrepresenting someone's views to make them easier to attack.
- Appeal to the Person: Rejecting a statement based on the source, not its validity.
- Appeal to Popularity: Claiming a statement is true because many believe it, not because of evidence.
- Genetic Fallacy: Judging a claim based on its origin, not its merit.
- Equivocation: Using the same word with two different meanings in an argument.
- Appeal to Ignorance: Claiming something is true because it hasn't been disproven, or false because it hasn't been proven.
- False Dilemma: Presenting only two options when more exist, and rejecting one to imply the other is true.
- Begging the Question: Using the conclusion as support for the conclusion.
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