When someone uses a double standard or argues for an unjustified exemption, he is committing the fallacy of ____________.
special pleading
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An equivocation changes the meaning of a ___________ in the middle of an argument.
word
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An _______________________ attack is attacking an opponent's character his motives for believing something instead of disproving his argument.
ad hominem
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When we claim that our viewpoint is correct because many other people agree with it, we are committing the appeal to the ____________ fallacy.
people
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When someone says that what is true of something as a whole must also be true of each of its parts, then this person is committing the ________________ fallacy.
whole-to-part.
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The _____________ fallacy is condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it.
genetic
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We must discipline our minds the same way an athlete _________ his body.
exercises
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trap
No points!
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gift
Win 15 points!
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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thief
Give points!
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What is a fallacy?
An error in logic
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An ________________ is something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof.
assumption
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seesaw
Swap points!
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star
Double points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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thief
Give points!
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A ____________ appeal to authority is an appeal to someone who has no special knowledge in the area being discussed
faulty
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banana
Go to last place!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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When someone says that what is true of part of something must also be true of the whole thing together, he is using the _________________ fallacy.
part-to-whole
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An argument which says "P is true because Q is true, and Q is true because P is true" is using ________________ __________________.
circular reasoning
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When we are forming an opinion on an issue, it is often a good idea to collect other people's _______________ on the issue.