Fallacies of Weak Induction | Quizlet

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.