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1) Definition: Latin “To the pity of the heart” A person substitutes a claim based on reason and evidence with comments intended to generate pity.
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Definition Review Diversion and Distortion Tactics
Logical Fallacies Definition Review Diversion and Distortion
Tactics 1) Definition: Latin To the pity of the heart A person
substitutes a claim based on reason and evidence with comments
intended to generate pity. 2) Definition: A conclusion based on too
small a sampling (subset of a larger population) to draw a valid
conclusion about the general population. The evidence from the
random sample may be relevant, but there is not enough evidence to
support a conclusion about the general population. 3) Definition:
The number of positions or alternatives regarding an issue is
erroneously reduced to two opposing choices when more possibilities
exist. 4) Definition: Latin for Youre another. Responding to an
accusation of wrongdoing with a counter-accusation. The accused
person claims the person making the accusation or someone else has
done the same thing. 5) Definition: Misrepresenting an opponents
position so it is easier to attack & discredit. One creates the
illusion of having refuted a proposition by replacing the opponents
proposition with a superficially similar yet unequivalent
proposition, and refuting this misrepresentation rather than the
opponents original position. 6) Definition: Introducing irrelevant
information or sidetracking an argument to a different issue than
the issue in question. As a result, the original issue does not get
resolved. 7) Definition: Presenting only the facts in your favor
while purposely ignoring or omitting evidence against your position
While it doesnt falsify information, it distorts the issue by
intentionally presenting only one side of a complex argument. Also
known as Suppressing Evidence 8) Definition: Latin argument at the
man. Attacking the person argued against instead of his or her
arguments, for example attacking his or her personal
characteristics, gender, age, marital status, origins, economic
status, religious beliefs, or home life, etc. 9) Definition:
Offering a comparison of two dissimilar situations that have a
superficial similarity and using this superficial similarity as
proof to draw a conclusion. If two things are alike in some
respects, it does not follow that they must be alike in all
respects. 10) Definition: Prejudicing an audiences view of material
before it is presented. Answers 1) Definition: Latin To the pity of
the heart A person substitutes a claim based on reason and evidence
with comments intended to generate pity. Ad Misericordiam 2)
Definition: A conclusion based on too small a sampling (subset of a
larger population) to draw a valid conclusion about the general
population. The evidence from the randomsample may be relevant, but
there is not enough evidence to support a conclusion about the
general population. Hasty Generalization 3) Definition: The number
of positions or alternatives regarding an issue is erroneously
reduced to two opposing choices when more possibilities exist.
False Dilemma 4) Definition: Latin for Youre another. Responding to
an accusation of wrongdoing with a counter-accusation. The accused
person claims the person making the accusation or someone else has
done the same thing. Tu Quoque 5) Definition: Misrepresenting an
opponents position so it is easier to attack & discredit. One
creates the illusion of having refuted a proposition by replacing
the opponents proposition with a superficially similar yet
unequivalent proposition, and refuting this misrepresentation
rather than the opponents original position. Straw Man 6)
Definition: Introducing irrelevant information or sidetracking an
argument to a different issue than the issue in question. As a
result, the original issue does not get resolved. Whos da louse
that called me irrelevant?
Red Herring Whos da louse that called me irrelevant? 7) Definition:
Presenting only the facts in your favor while purposely ignoring or
omitting evidence against your position While it doesnt falsify
information, it distorts the issue by intentionally presenting only
one side of a complex argument. Also known as Suppressing Evidence
Stacking the Deck 8) Definition: Latin argument at the man.
Attacking the person argued against instead of his or her
arguments, for example attacking his or her personal
characteristics, gender, age, marital status, origins, economic
status, religious beliefs, or home life, etc. Argumentum ad hominem
9) Definition: Offering a comparison of two dissimilar situations
that have a superficial similarity and using this superficial
similarity as proof to draw a conclusion. If two things are alike
in some respects, it does not follow that they must be alike in all
respects. Analogy Theres no need to worry about your breakup.Men
are like fish 10) Definition: Prejudicing an audiences view of
material before it is presented. Poisoning the Well