For the Exam You should know the definitions of and be able to recognize the following fallacies (a list of the names of the fallacies will be provided on the exam): I. Fallacies of Relevance a. Appeal to Emotion b. Red Herring c. Straw Man d. Argument against the person (ad hominem) e. Appeal to Force f. Missing the Point II. Fallacies of Defective Induction a. Argument from Ignorance b. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority c. False Cause d. Hasty Generalization III. Fallacies of Presumption a. Accident b. Complex/Loaded Question c. Begging the Question IV. Fallacies of Ambiguity a. Equivocation b. Amphiboly c. Accent d. Composition e. Division You should know the truth tables for the five logical connectives we studied in class:
You should be able to use a truth table to determine the validity of an argument. You should be able to symbolize a proposition and an argument. You should know the meaning of the following terms:
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