-- 13 -- Inductive Fallacies
PCT C5 Fallacies and Persuaders
PCT C8 Inductive Reasoning
TFY C11: Inductive Fallacies: How Can Inductive Reasoning Go Wrong?
Fallacies of Weak Induction Video Intro
Fallacies of Weak Induction 9m
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| Contradictions | This fallacy makes claims that are contradictory or offers evidence that contradicts the conclusion. |
| False Dilemma | This fallacy is an argument that oversimplifies a situation, asserting that there are only two choices when actually there are many. It is also called the Either-or fallacy. |
| Hasty Generalization | This fallacy is a conclusion based on insufficient evidence. |
| Hypothesis | Hypothesis is a trial idea, tentative explanation, or theory that can be tested and used to further an investigation. |
| Loaded Question | This fallacy uses a biased question that seeks to obtain a predetermined answer. |
| Questionable Cause | A claim about causality without reasonable, plausible or sufficient evidence. Often an oversimplification. |
| Questionable Statistic | This fallacy backs up an argument with statistics that are either unknowable or unsound. |
| Slippery Slope | This fallacy is an unwarranted claim that permitting one event to occur will lead to an inevitable and uncontrollable chain reaction. |
| Weak Analogy | This fallacy compares two things that may have some similarities but also significant differences that are ignored for the sake of the argument.
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Fallacies of Weak Induction Video Intro
Inductive and Deductive Fallacies PPt
