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Logical Fallacies
Rhetorical Terms for AP Language
Term | Example |
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Ignorantiam | De: by use of unanswerable challenge to disprove rather than by serious attempt to prove. Ex: One argues that God or telepathy, ghosts, or UFO's do not exist because their existence has not been proven beyond a shadow of doubt, then this fallacy occurs. |
Ad hominem | De: (of an argument or reaction) arising from or appealing to the emotions and not reason or logic. Ex: 1. Person A makes claim X. 2. Person B makes an attack on person A. 3. Therefore A's claim is false. |
Either/Or | De: An unavoidable choice between two alternatives. Ex: I could neither laugh nor cry. |