one's point of view is distorted to make it easier to attack
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"All Mexicans love spicy food."
hasty generalization
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Premise 1: "If it is raining, then the ground is wet." Premise 2: "The ground is wet." Conclusion: "Therefore, it is raining."
Violation of conditional syllogism
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Most people believe that fortune telling works; therefore, it must be real
appeal to the herd
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What is a hasty genralization?
an assumption based about a whole group based on an inadequate example
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Person A: "I think we should increase funding for public schools." Person B: "Why would you want to waste taxpayer money on schools that are already failing? Are you trying to bankrupt our country?"
straw man
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What is "appeal to the herd"?
uses the beliefs or prejudices of the crowd
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argument against the person
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What is an "inappropriate appeal to authority"?
using the opinions of someone who is not an unbiased authority on the subject
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What is a "unwarranted conclusion"?
jumping to a conclusion
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"I don't trust anything you say about politics because you smell bad"
argument against the person
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What is "violation of conditional syllogism"
the if-clause is denied or the main-clause is affirmed
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What is an "argument against the person"?
a statement that attacks the character/ appearance of a person instead of their argument