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| Ad hominem (against the Man) |
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| an attack against a person rather than against the accuracy or reasonableness of what they are saying |
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| argument in which the person is an expert but biased |
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| comparing two things that are not similar |
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| person justifies their argument by claiming that a wrong act is acceptable because a wrong act was done by him or her |
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| the claim that because event B happened after event A, B was caused by A |
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| negative info is provided before the person makes a statement or claim |
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| arguing that because the first and/or second premise is true, the conclusion is also true |
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| distractin the listener by throwing up an irrelavent point that often focuses on an emotional issue |
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| suggesting that there are only 2 choices when there could be more |
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| rejection of a person's argument because they have the same characteristics or problem that he or she is arguing against |
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| assuming that there is a statistical probability that something will happen |
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| restating the proposition rather than supporting |
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| argument claims that if a step is taken in a particular direction, it will lead to other serious steps |
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| drawing a conclusion based on insufficent information |
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| argument that claims one should think or act in a certain way because others are |
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| argument says that rules that apply in one case should not apply in another similar case |
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| argument tries to refute a strong counter-argument by throwing up a weaker, less relevant argument that the individual feels he or she can win |
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| argument that refuses to acknowledge the arguments against it |
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| arugement that attempts to get someone to act in a certain way rather than change their beliefs |
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