Matching Pairs FallaciesOnline version Sort out these common fallacies by their name by Bo Chapman 1 I ate 3 Oreos then I got an A on the test. Oreos make me smarter. 2 an argument that claims something is true because of an emotional reason unrelated to the argument. 3 I have had bad experiences dating 3 different women. It is impossible to make a woman happy. 4 an argument that is based on attacking the person making the argument, rather than critiquing the argument on its own merits. 5 an argument that concludes that because one individual or group experiences a certain result, then everyone should experience the similar results. 6 Bob may give several reasons we should accept the new policy but Bob is not an attractive man. 7 I have been on 4 bad dates. All men are awful 8 Darling adorable babies are suffering. How can you not support this legislation? 9 High school test scores have been on the decline. Clearly Mayor Bob does not care about education. 10 an argument where a conclusion is made without adequately considering other explanations that might explain the observed effect. Definition of Appeal to Emotion An example of Alternative Explanation An example of Appeal to Emotion. An example of Alternative Explanation Definition of Alternative Explanation An example of an improper generalization. Definition of Personal Attack An example of personal attack Definition of Improper Generalization An example of an improper generalization fallacy
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