Logic
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| ad hominem | lit. 'to the man'; using negative trait of speaker | (revised) |
| appeal to authority | conditions of credibility not satisfied; inappropriate | |
| appeal to emotion | based on emotion propositon enduces | |
| appeal to force | based on threat | |
| appeal to ignorance | absence of proof as evidence of opossing prop | |
| appeal to majority | using large number as evidence of truth | |
| begging question | circular; proposition to be proven is assumed in premise | (revised) |
| false alternative | excluded relevant possibilities | |
| non sequitur | "it does not follow" ; irrelevant premises | (revised) |
| poisoning the well | try to refute by discrediting or ridiculing | (revised) |
| post hoc | fact that one event preceded another as evidence 1st caused 2nd | |
| straw man | trying to refute 1 prop by arguing against another prop (non sequitur) | |
| Tu quoque | "you too"; showing speaker is guilty; appeal to hypocrisy | (revised) |
| subjectivism- fallacy | first, straightforward violation of objectivity |
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