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The action of conceding, granting, or yielding something
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misleading, superficial, or implausible comparisons
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Emotion like pity or sympathy
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reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
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a logical conclusion drawn on available evidence and prior knowledge
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information that is acquired by observation or experimentation
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non-scientific observations or studies, which do not provide proof but may assist research efforts
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| Attacking an opponent's motives or character rather than the policy or position they maintain[image] |
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| the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group[image] |
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A failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid
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| a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences[image] |
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| A serious or urgent request, typically one made to the public |
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| The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc |
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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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| An appeal to the emotions |
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| a logical fallacy of faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence |
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| Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc |
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| Latin for "after this, therefore because of this", is a logical fallacy |
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| An assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt |
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