seminar Fallacies 3

begging the question fallacy

assume the conclusion within the premises

circular reasoning

involves arguing for a conclusion based on premises that already assume the conclusion’s truth

loaded/complex question

to presuppose a specific answer to a question asked

leading question

suggests or plants a particular answer, influences the respondent's reply

apriorism

refusal to consider any evidence that contradict ones claim/assumption

causal fallacy

incorrectly infer causality from premises that do not provide adequate support

causal oversimplification

oversimplifying the causal factors

post hoc fallacy

assuming because event B follows event A chronologically, event A must have caused event B

confusion of cause and effect

mistaking which even is the cause and which is the effect

domino fallacy

without sufficient evidence, that one action or event will inevitably trigger a chain of subsequent events

gamblers fallacy

because a chance event has occurred repeatedly in that past,its probability of occuring in the future is altered

poisoning the well

discrediting a person due to their circumstance/motive thereby preventing consideration of the arguments actual merit

fallacy of composition

if parts of a whole are true, the whole thing is true too.