
Q1 Fallacies and Factual Evidence (Q4 EAPP)
Quiz by Patricia R. Quine
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A false or mistaken idea; an often plausible argument
that uses false or invalid inference.
Fallacies are correct and reliable ideas about a person, or found in an argument, reason, definition, explanation and the like.
This fallacy occurs when a person attacks another person who cites an argument instead of commenting about his or her argument.
An argument is rejected by another person when the person who gives the argument lacks consistency nor gives evident that he or she is doing or following his or her own argument; thus, his or her argument is taken to be false by another person.
An argument could not prove its basis when the person in question is not an expert on the subject; thus, the person is considered not to be qualified in making a reliable argument.
An argument presented by the person is rejected by another person upon knowing that many people or most of the people that he or she knows do not act upon, follow or believe the presented argument
An argument is accepted by another person because of the strong emotions used by the person who makes the argument.
It presents information, clarification, explanation and the like to support and prove a claim or an argument. Direct quotes, illustrations and statistics are some of the examples.
Link the given terms to their respective descriptions.
Factual evidence can be presented in different ways.