PHI 1101 Midterm: PHI 1101 MIDTERM #2 REVIEW

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Sascha Maicher

Document Summary

Inflammatory words or thoughts followed by a conclusion of some. Blaming a certain group of people, or even one person for all of life"s troubles. Trying to scare people into doing something or accepting a position. When feeling sorry for someone drives us to a position on an unrelated. Wishful thinking: pleasant or unpleasant if it were true (smokers refusing to acknowledge the health hazards of smoking etc. ) Peer pressure argument: it will gains someone"s approval. Groupthink fallacy: conclusion that represents a perceived group consensus. A desire for acceptance that motivates us to accept a claim because. Individual members of small cohesive groups tend to accept a viewpoint or. Eliciting feelings of guilt to get others to do or not to do something. Using gifts and flattery in means of attempting to achieve promotion or favor. When we accept or urge acceptance of a claim because it would be.