Be able to define and give examples of the following:

I. Terms Used to Describe Arguments

a. definitions

synonym

example

stipulative

necessary and sufficient conditions (If and only if-IFF)

b. assumptions

 

c. premises

 

d. deduction

 

e. induction

f. syllogism

II. Fallacies

a. false analogy

 

b. false causes such as

    questionable cause;

    misidentification of the cause;

post hoc ergo propter hoc (correlation does not imply causality)

c. slippery slope

 

d. hasty and sweeping generalizations

e. false dilemma

 

f. false appeals such as appeals to authority, pity or fear, or ignorance

 

           g. poisoning the well, ad hominem or ad feminam, and the genetic fallacy

h. fallacy of composition

 

          i. begging the question