english fallacies
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15 Terms
scare tactics
fear
either or
2 choices
slippery slope
small step = disaster
bandwagon
everyone does it
false authority
wrong/unqualified expert
ad hominem
attacking (name calling) the other side
stacking the deck
only presenting facts that support their own side
hasty generalization
little evidence (stereotype)
faulty casuality
A causes B
begging question
circular reasoning, repeating the claim in different words
non sequitor
doesn’t logically follow
straw man
misrepresent the opponent to make it easier to attack them
red herring
distract from the main issue (irrelevant point)
false analogy
makes a comparison between two things that are not truly alike in the ways that matter, assuming that because they share one minor similarity, they must share others
dogmatism
no other way, only one way