Laura's Logical Fallacies Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. occurs when there is a flaw in reasoning that weakens an argument, in which someone offers a limited number of options when more options exist
  2. 5. committed by someone when they refuse to agree with, or accept an argument because they don’t like the person or people who have put forth the argument
  3. 6. occurs when someone attacks the person instead of their argument
  4. 8. asserts that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proved false, and vise versa
  5. 9. relies on the statements of a false authority figure, who is framed as a credible authority on the topic being discussed
  6. 11. when a proposition is accepted for one thing except for one thing that is inherent to the solution
  7. 17. where one member of the argument or debate offers information to shut down his opponent’s argument that does not directly engage with it
  8. 18. occurs when a collective term such as “you”, “we”, “everyone” is used without defining exactly who or what is included in the term
  9. 19. when a question contains an implicit assumption, usually putting the person being questioned in a defensive and unfavorable position
  10. 20. combination of a straw man and (usually) ad hominem; occurs when the actual claim is ignored, and an unrelated claim about the argument is made
Down
  1. 1. occurs when one assumes that because two things, or events, have similarities in one or more respects, they are similar in other properties as well
  2. 3. committed when a person draws a conclusion about a population based on a sample that is prejudiced in some manner
  3. 4. based on the appeal to popular belief and behavior rather than logical and valid points
  4. 7. when an argument’s conclusion is contained among its premises
  5. 10. a logical fallacy in which someone generalizes from a too-small sample size
  6. 12. happens when an accused person turns an allegation back on their accuser
  7. 13. appeals to the beliefs, tastes, or values of a group of people, stating that because a certain opinion or attitude is held by a majority, it is therefore correct
  8. 14. happens when challenging a thesis by calling into question the motives of its proposer
  9. 15. occurs when one uses a concept while denying the validity of its genetic roots
  10. 16. occurs when highly publicized data on one group is assumed to represent a different, or larger group