BUSI 1010U Study Guide - Final Guide: False Dilemma, Categorical Imperative, Dysphemism
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Argument by analogy claims that if two things are similar in one or more ways, they are probably alike in other respects as well. Argument by elimination rules our different possibilities until only one possibility remains. Deductive arguments also known as a syllogism. An argument where the premises of the argument guarantees the conclusion. A deductive argument is valid if the form of the argument is such that the conclusion must be true if the premises are true. A deductive argument is sound if it is valid and the premises are true. Inductive arguments the premises provide support but not necessarily proof for the conclusion. Inductive arguments are merely stronger or weaker rather than true or false. Fallacy of relevance when one or more of the premises is logically irrelevant, or unrelated, to the conclusion. Includes: personal attack (ad hominem) fallacy, appeal to force (scare tactics), appeal to pity, popular appeal, appeal to ignorance, hasty.
