LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING

2. correctness or sequence or the following of rules.
3. is the science and art of correct thinking.
5. a fallacy of distraction – an irrelevant conclusion.
8. the representation of an object by the intellect through which man understands or comprehends a thing.
9. pointing out a negative characteristic to support one’s argument.
10. “If parents want intelligent children, they must buy Baby Mozart!”
16. is the chief error in reasoning.
19. Considered a fallacy of omission.
20. “to deceive, to trip, to lead into error or to trick.”
21. a celebrity or authority figure’s name to support an issue which if not really his or her expertise.

1. Causation without correlation.
4. a false correlation between two events.
6. subject matter or content and truth of the argument.
7. a fallacious argument built on the supposition that a small step will lead to a larger chain of events.
11. appealing to someone’s emotions to distract them from the truth.
12. an error of reasoning.
13. which means study, reason, or discourse.
14. meaning “deceitful.”
15. is a systematized body of logical truths and principles governing correct thinking.
17. the conclusion doesn’t logically follow the premise.
18. Approach: sometimes called Appeal to Popularity.