Logical Fallacies Group B

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Appeal to Ignorance

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Appeal to Ignorance

Drawing a conclusion based on the lack of evidence for or against something.

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Circular Argument

Using the conclusion as part of the premise, creating a loop in reasoning.

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Loaded Term

Exploiting a term's broad or narrow usage to influence the conclusion.

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Slippery Slope

Arguing against an action by predicting a chain of undesirable events without strong evidence.

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Equivocation

Using different meanings of words to create false connections in an argument.

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