Logical fallacy; outlaws of reason.
Across
- 2. An error in reasoning.
- 7. "I know junk food is bad because a report came out that shows that 85% of heart attacks are caused by fats and sugars found in junk food."
- 8. To prove an opposing argument invalid.
- 10. The art of changing peoples' hearts and minds.
- 12. Save Our Ship! (abbr.)
- 15. When a word's meaning is meant in one way, but understood in another. E.g., "TERROR struck the kids in the haunted house."
- 16. The origin place of rhetoric.
- 18. "Don't kill the rooster! He makes the sun come up in the morning!"
- 19. Misrepresentation of an argument for the sake of easily attacking the other side.
- 25. Logic, reasoning, facts.
- 26. The argument from the other side.
- 28. Comparing your bossy parents to ruthless dictators.
- 31. Doctorate of law degree title (abbr.)
- 32. The only instance in which using fallacies may be warranted.
- 33. Reputation, credibility, ethics.
- 34. "Air pollution is real, but let's talk about the dangers of strip mining..."
- 35. One consequence of following faulty logic.
Down
- 1. "I surveyed a music class and they told me Coldplay is the greatest band of all time, so that must be true."
- 3. "You must be either a Republican or a Democrat."
- 4. A group of citizens that hears a case and decides its outcome.
- 5. Test for lawyers to be.
- 6. "I know junk food is bad, because I met a man who told me about his experience..."
- 9. The foundation of reason.
- 11. "If you eat that cheeseburger, then you will clog your arteries, have a heart attack, and die an early death!"
- 13. "Pizza is the best food since it is the greatest."
- 14. Someone whose job it is to make a case in court.
- 17. "Come on; everybody's doing it!"
- 20. You should believe the president.
- 21. The art of language, as developed by Aristotle.
- 22. They strike the gavel and moderate court cases.
- 23. "Soda is poison! You shouldn't drink it."
- 24. The result of reasoning.
- 27. Feelings, emotions, instincts.
- 29. When the arguer is attacked instead of the argument.
- 30. An argument that appeals to a group of people's identity or emotional state rather than sound reasoning.