Flaw AC Translations

What flaw occurs when an argument ignores a crucial fact or fails to take something into account?

Fails to consider / Overlooks the possibility / Ignores the fact

What does it mean when an argument assumes something is true without justification?

Presupposes / Takes for granted / Improperly assumes

What is the meaning of 'phenomena' in LSAT arguments?

A thing, event, or happening; has a broad definition

What flaw occurs when an argument assumes its conclusion is true in order to prove it is true?

Circular reasoning / Presupposes what it purports to establish

What is the flaw in reasoning that assumes just because something has the capacity to perform an action, it actually does so?

Mistakenly reasons that just because something could happen, it actually does happen

What does it mean when two things contradict each other in an argument?

They cannot both be true at the same time; they directly clash

What flaw occurs when an argument assumes two things are similar despite a critical difference?

Treats as similar two cases that are different in a critical respect

What is the flaw in assuming that a failure to prove a claim means the claim is false?

Treats a failure to prove a claim as proof of the denial of that claim

What flaw confuses a necessary condition with a sufficient condition?

Confuses a necessary condition with a sufficient condition

What flaw occurs when an argument assumes that two sets must have something in common simply because they both share a trait with a third set?

Fails to recognize that one set might have members in common with two other sets even though those two sets share nothing in common

What flaw occurs when an argument contains premises that contradict each other?

Advances premises that are inconsistent

What is the flaw in assuming that correlation equals causation?

Concludes a causal relationship based on a mere correlation

What flaw involves attacking the person making the argument instead of addressing the argument itself?

Ad hominem / Criticizes the characteristic of the one giving the argument rather than the argument itself

What flaw assumes that just because Event A always precedes Event B, Event B cannot occur without Event A?

The argument infers that one event is necessary for another merely because it has preceded it in the past

What is the flaw in thinking that a belief must be false just because it was originally supported by weak reasoning?

Neglects to consider that a statement believed for questionable reasons may still be true

What flaw occurs when an argument appeals to emotions instead of using logic and evidence?

Attempts to support its conclusion by making sensationalistic appeals

What flaw occurs when an argument rigidly adheres to one definition of a word without considering alternative meanings?

Draws a conclusion based on equivocal language