Pls2601 glossary - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Ad Hominem argument - answer-Fallacy that occurs when someone makes a personal attack on the character, interests or circumstances f the person who is advancing a claim, instead of addressing the argument he or she makes. Affirming the consequent - answer-This fallacy is committed when the consequent in a conditional statement is affirmed and the antecedent is taken to be true on these grounds. Analogy - answer-Reasoning by analogy is based on comparison with similar cases. An argument bas...