A statement put forth and then supported by evidence is a(n) ________________.

The basic statement upon whose truth an argument is based is a(n) _________________________.

A position or opinion reached after consideration of premise and evidence is a(n) _________________________.

A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning is a(n) _________________________.

This is when only two choices are presented yet more exist, or a spectrum of possible choices exists between two extremes.

This is when the arguer makes his/her own position appear stronger by misrepresenting his/her opponent's position by making it weaker than it actually is.

This is when the arguer creates fear by saying if one thing is permitted, a whole host of the most extreme cases will occur.

This is when the arguer draws a conclusion based on a small sample size, rather than looking at statistics that are much more in line with the typical or average situation.

This is when the premise of an argument supports a particular conclusion, but then a different, often vaguely related conclusion is drawn. The arguer is basically missing the point.

This is when the arguer changes the subject and takes the listener down a different, unrelated path.

This is when the arguer supports the conclusion simply by restating it as a premise or by leaving out a key premise.

This is when the arguer tries to get you to accept his view on the grounds that you will be harmed if you don't. He attempts to motivate you from a position of fear rather than to logically persuade you.

This is when the arguer tries to get you to accept his/her view on the grounds that he/she will be harmed if you don't.

This is when the arguer appeals to an authority whose area of expertise is irrelevant to the issue at hand, or the arguer appeals to a person who is famous but not an expert.

This is when the arguer attacks the person rather than the argument.

This is when the arguer appeals to the sheer number of persons who agree with the belief or to the popularity of the belief as evidence that it is true.

This is when the arguer uses the fact that one thing happened before another as evidence that the first thing caused the second thing.

This is when the arguer compares situations that are too different to fairly compare.