Logical Fallacies and Argumentation Terms
Across
- 4. appealing to the wish to be like those who are more intelligent, famous, rich, etc.
- 5. introducing an irrelevant issue to distract the readers or audience
- 6. proceeds from a general assumption to a specific conclusion
- 9. attacking the opponent rather than their argument
- 12. asserts that the opponent’s argument has no value because the opponent does not follow their own advice
- 13. appealing to a reader’s wish to be a part of a group
- 15. showing the opponent’s argument is unsound, unfair, or weak; uses evidence and cause-and-effect analysis
- 16. drawing a conclusion based on a false assumption
Down
- 1. proceeds from an individual observation to a more general conclusion
- 2. the basic from of an argument; includes a major premise and a conclusion
- 3. supporting a statement with itself; a form of begging the question
- 7. acknowledging that an argument is strong while also acknowledging its shortcomings
- 8. method of structuring arguments; describes how the argumentative strategies users leads the reader to respond the way they do
- 10. the meaning of a key term changes at some point in the argument
- 11. citing as an expert opinion the views of someone who is not an expert
- 14. appealing to the readers general values