5 Written Questions 5 Matching Questions - Ad hominem/tu quoque
- Biased Sample - Slippery Slope - Red Herring - Weak Analogy -
a if two things that are being compared aren't really alike in
th relevant respects, the analogy is a weak one, and the
argument that relies on it is a weak analogy. - b focus
attention on people rather than on arguments or evidence. the
conclusion is usually, "you shouldn't believe so and so." becaus
they are a bad person (ad hominem) or a hypocrite (tu quoque.) -
c partway through an argument, the arguer goes off on a tangent
to distract the audience. They often return. - d When a person
draws a conclusion about a population based on a sample that is
biased or prejudiced. 1) Sample S, which is biased, is taken
from Population P. 2) Conclusion C is drawn about Population P
based on S. Known variously as Inductive Generalization,
Generalization, and Statistical Generalization. - e A chain
reaction will take place, but there's really not enough evidence
for that assumption. The arguer