fallacies definition

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    • What is an ad hominem argument?

      An attack on the person rather than the argument itself
    • What does "begging the question" mean in an argument?

      It assumes what it is supposed to prove without providing evidence
    • How would you identify a straw man argument?

      By recognizing that the argument misrepresents another person's position
    • What is the difference between a necessary condition and a sufficient condition?
      • Necessary condition: Something must happen for the event to occur.
      • Sufficient condition: If something happens, it guarantees the event will occur.
    • What is modus ponens in logical reasoning?

      If P, then Q; therefore, Q is true
    • What does modus tollens state?

      If P then Q; Q is false, therefore P is also false
    • What is the fallacy of affirming the consequent?

      It assumes that because the outcome is true, the cause is also true
    • What does denying the antecedent imply in logical reasoning?

      If the cause is not true, then the result is not true
    • How does reductio ad absurdum function in an argument?

      It follows an idea to its extreme conclusion to show it is not logical
    • What is the relationship between cause and correlation?

      • Correlation does not imply causation.
      • Just because two events occur together does not mean one causes the other.
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