AP Running notes (196-199)

Question 1

Circular Argument

Answer 1

This error is committed when an argument takes its evidence from an element inside the argument itself instead of from the outside.

Question 2

False Dilemma/ Dichotomy

Answer 2

When somebody presents their argument in such a way that there are two alternatives left. “Either you’re for me or against me.”

Question 3

illogical conclusion

Answer 3

Where someone attests a conclusion that does not follow from the suggestions.

Question 4

Deductive Reasoning

Answer 4

A researcher moves from a theory on a topic to a more specific hypothesis that can be tested.