Fallacies of Induction

0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
call kaiCall Kai
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
GameKnowt Play
Card Sorting

1/5

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

induction: particular to general

6 Terms

1
New cards

hasty generalization

insufficient sample, not looking at evidence enough and coming to quick conclu

2
New cards

post hoc

“after that, therefore caused by that”

3
New cards

false analogy

analogy used is false, alike in some ways→must be alike in others

4
New cards

argument from silence

silence doesn’t say anything about a particular topic

5
New cards

selective evidence

cherry-picking data that supports conclusion you want

6
New cards

slanting the question

asking q in such a way to lead person to particular answer