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Fallacies of Weak Induction
The connection between premises and conclusion is not strong enough to support the conclusion.
Appeal to Unqualified Authority
Arguer cites an untrustworthy authority; lacks credibility
Appeal to ignorance
A fallacy that uses an opponent's inability to disprove a conclusion as proof of the conclusion's correctness.
Hasty generalizations
Conclusions drawn from too little evidence
false cause fallacy; All types
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Non Causa Pro Causa
Oversimplified Causes
Gambler's Fallacy
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
when one assumes event 1 causes event 2 just because event 1 comes before event 2
Non causa pro causa
occurs when what is taken to be the cause of an event is not the cause at all
Oversimplified cause
when there are multiple causes responsible for an event and an arguer presents just one and represents it as the sole cause
Gambler's Fallacy
the belief that the odds of a chance event increase if the event hasn't occurred recently
Slippery Slope
the conclusion of an argument rests on an alleged chain reaction and there is insufficient reason to think it will actually take place
Weak analogy
when the analogy is not strong enough to support the conclusion
How to identify in analogy is weak:
identify the properties the two analogues share, and determine how the properties mentioned in the conclusion relate to a,b,c.
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