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Section 4: Critical Thinking D265 WGUFallacies of Relevance
Arguments that are really distractions from the main point
- Ad Hominem
- Appeal of Consquences
- Genetic Fallacy
- Equivocation
- Ad Populum
- Irrelevant Appeals
Types of Fallacies of Relevance
ad hominem attack
An attack on a person rather than his or her argument
Genetic Fallacy
Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it.
Irrelevant Appeals
attempt to sway the listener with information that, though persuasive, is irrelevant to the matter
at hand
ad populum (aka bandwagon)
This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good
thing to do."
appeal of consquences
attempt to motivate belief with an appeal either to the good consequences of believing or the
bad consequences of disbelieving
Equivocation
the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself;
prevarication
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