TFY-Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Inductive Reasoning and Inductive Fallacies

1. The either fallacy, or false dilemma, is an argument that oversimplifies a situation, asserting that there are only two choices, when actually other alternatives exist.

2. Hasty generalization is the fallacy of basing a conclusion on insufficient evidence.

3. Inconsistency in evidence is the fallacy of offering evidence that contradicts the conclusion.

4. The questionable statistic is the statistic that is either unknowable or unsound.

5. The false analogy is a comparison of two things that have some similarities but also
significant differences that are ignored for the sake of the argument.

6. The slippery slope is the fallacy of claiming without sufficient proof that permitting one event to occur would lead to a chain reaction that could be stopped.

7. False cause is the fallacy of claiming there is a causal connection between events without reasonable evidence to support the claim.