Across
- 2. Assuming something is true or valid simply because many people believe it.
- 5. Using coded racist language
- 6. Manipulating emotions (fear, pity, anger) to persuade instead of using logic and reason.
- 7. Arguing that a particular action will inevitably lead to a chain of negative consequences.
- 8. Misrepresenting someone else's argument to make it easier to attack.
- 10. Claiming that something is true simply because an authority figure said it.
- 11. Drawing a broad conclusion based on insufficient evidence.
Down
- 1. Presenting only two options when there are actually more.
- 3. Assuming that because one event followed another, the first event caused the second.
- 4. Supporting an argument with a premise that assumes the conclusion is already true.
- 9. Attacking the person making the argument instead of addressing the argument itself.