*There are informal and formal fallacies. This chapter mostly covers some informal fallacies while Ch. 12 explores formal fallacies.

I recommend reviewing the fallacy quizzes before and after reading this chapter.

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*If you are one of my students in PHIL 1301 or 2306, your objective is to be able to define, compare, and recognize the 22 fallacies. 

*Why and How to Study Fallacies

1. Appeal to nature

2. Black and white thinking 

3. Ad Hominem

4. Genetic

5. Slippery slope

6. Argument from ignorance

7. Cherry picking

8. Appeal to emotion and popularity

9. Post hoc

10. Straw man

11. Relativism

12. Absolutism

13. Begging the question

14. Equivocation

15. Hasty Generalization

16. Composition

17. Division

18. Lottery

19. Appeal to inappropriate authority

20. Red herring

21. Playing god

22. Non Sequitur: means “it does not follow.” It is another way of saying “the argument is fallacious” or “the conclusion does not follow from the evidence/premises.”

        See Chapter 12 on Formal Fallacies for more...

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