English Fallacies and Flashcards

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Ad Hominem
Although president Obama argues that he is creating jobs in the long run, he has been seen on multiple networks on television so his words are suspect.
Cause and Effect
Automobile accidents are on the rise because cars are being manufactured with higher acceleration.
Red Herring
Returning veterans find it hard to get a job.
Women are dominating the workplace, now making up 50% of the workforce.
False Analogy
"There are seven windows given to animals in the domicile of the head: two nostrils, two eyes, two ears, and a mouth. . . . From this and many other similarities in Nature, too tedious to enumerate, we gather that the number of planets must necessarily be seven."
(Francesco Sizzi, 17th-century Italian astronomer)
Hasty Generalization
If I can't dunk a basketball, then you can't dunk a basketball. This concludes that no one in our school can dunk at all.
Slippery Slope
Plagrism is a small action that can have a massive effect on your grade.
Circular Reasoning
A confused student reasoning states "you cant give me a C. I'm a A student.
Either/Or
vegans & vegetarians
Non Sequitur
Warming was caused by sunspots, or fluctuations in the Earth's orbit, or volcanic eruptions. Therefore it cannot be caused by mankind