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Logic: Exam 2- Informal Fallacies Questions and Answers 100% Pass Fallacy - A defect or flaw in reasoning. "Non-Sequitur" - Does not follow. What are the two main causes of fallacies? - 1. Mistakes in reasoning (unintentional). 2. Bad argument made to appear good by creating an "illusion" (int...

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Fallacy - ✔✔A defect or flaw in reasoning.


"Non-Sequitur" - ✔✔Does not follow.


What are the two main causes of fallacies? - ✔✔1. Mistakes in reasoning (unintentional).


2. Bad argument made to appear good by creating an "illusion" (intentional).


What are the two kinds of fallacies? - ✔✔Formal and Informal.


Formal Fallacy - ✔✔Flaw in structure of from of an argument.


Informal Fallacy - ✔✔Logical flaw in content of an argument.


Fallacies of Relevance - ✔✔The premises are not relevant to the conclusion.


Appeal to force - ✔✔Arguer threatens the listener. Harm will come if one doesn't agree

to the conclusion.


Appeal to pity - ✔✔Arguer elicits/evokes pity from the listener.



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, What are the two approaches of the appeal to the people fallacy? - ✔✔Direct and

Indirect


Direct approach of appeal to the people - ✔✔An arguer, addressing a large group of

people, excites the emotions of the crown to win acceptance for the conclusion.


Indirect approach of appeal to the people - ✔✔An argued aims their appeal at one or

more individuals separately, focusing on some aspect of those individuals' relationship

to the crowd.


The direct approach of appeal to the people includes which fallacies? - ✔✔Appeal to

fear.


The indirect approach of appeal to the people includes which fallacies? -

✔✔Bandwagon, vanity, snobbery, and tradition.


Appeal to the people - ✔✔Arguer incites mob mentality (direct form) or appeals to our

desire for security, love, or respect (indirect form)


Appeal to fear - ✔✔Arguer creates a fear in the listeners' minds then uses that fear as a

premise for some conclusion.


Bandwagon argument - ✔✔"Everyone believes X, Y, and Z, so you should believe X, Y,

and Z."




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