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| A mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument |
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| In debate or rhetoric, a slippery slope (sometimes misstated as thin edge of the wedge, or the camel's nose) is a classical informal fallacy. |
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| Make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public |
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| The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way |
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| Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. |
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| A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason |
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| an attitude toward something; regard; opinion |
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| Hasty generalization is a logical fallacy of faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence |
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| post hoc, ergo procter hoc |
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| post hoc: the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation. |
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| State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof |
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| A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands; a thing conceded |
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| assuming either that properties shared between two situations or existents will continue to be found indefinitely or that shared properties will be found in very disparate situations or existents |
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| A quality that evokes pity or sadness |
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| Inductive reasoning, also known as induction or inductive logic, or educated guess in colloquial English, is a kind of reasoning that allows for the possibility that the conclusion is false even where all of the premises are true |
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| Deductive reasoning, also called Deductive logic, is reasoning which constructs or evaluates deductive arguments. Deductive arguments are attempts to show that a conclusion necessarily follows from a set of premises |
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| is the evidence that is derived from either of this process. |
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| Empirical research is research that derives its data by means of direct observation or experiment, such research is used to answer a question or test a hypothesis |
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| The expression anecdotal evidence has two distinct meanings |
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| (of an argument or reaction) Arising from or appealing to the emotions and not reason or logic |
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| The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively |
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| a fallacy in logical argumentation. |
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| Able to be believed; convincing |
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| The solid surface of the earth |
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| the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it" |
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| Good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation |
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| (in Jungian psychology) The principle of reason and judgment, associated with the animus |
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| A particular activity or cause that has suddenly become fashionable or popular |
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| The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. |
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| Information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |
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| A plan or suggestion put forward for consideration or discussion by others |
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| The logical fallacy of false dilemma (also called false dichotomy, the either-or fallacy) involves a situation in which only two alternatives are considered, when in fact there are other options |
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| A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. |
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| Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad) |
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| A refutation or contradiction. |
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| evasion: a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth. |
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| The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as seen in its beliefs and aspirations |
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| The main means of mass communication regarded collectively: "the campaign won media attention". |
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| A mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing |
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| The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect |
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| A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory |
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