BIOM 3210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fallacy, Sampling Bias, Double Standard
2 Oct 2017
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Meeting in the middle when there is one right and one wrong answer. Ie freedom of speech is important because people should be able to speak freely. Not backing up anything said with any kind of evidence. Violates structure. ignoring the fact that it is viewed differently today. Have to have something from some time ago that was thought of in a certain way, and someone now thinks differently and refers back to the old ways. Arguing in a circle where the conclusion is one of the premises. Is-ought fallacy because things are a certain way now, they should stay that way. Fallacy of the mean two extremes and you settle for the middle for no other reason than because it is. Incompatible premises saying things that can(cid:495)t both be true at the same time. Genetic fallacy evaluating a thing based on how it was viewed in the relatively distant past while.
