PHL 214 Study Guide - Final Guide: Truth Table, False Dilemma, Begging
6 Dec 2013
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Equivocation: use of a word in two different senses in an argument. Appeal to ignorance: arguing that a lack of evidence proves something. No one has shown that ghosts aren"t real, Appeal to emotion so they must be real: persuade someone of a conclusion solely by arousing their feelings. You should hire me for this job. If you don"t, i won"t be able to pay for my mother"s heart medication. Red herring: deliberate raising of an irrelevant issue during an argument. Begging the question: using the conclusion of an argument as a premise, often says the same thing, but using different words. False dilemma: asserting that there are only two options when there are more, asserting that there are two distinct options which may not be mutually exclusive (or not independent of each other) Slippery slope: to argue, without good reason, that taking one step will inevitably lead to a further, undesirable step.
