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#1
Q: What is an ad hominem fallacy?
A: Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
#2
Q: What is a straw man argument?
A: Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
#3
Q: What is deductive reasoning?
A: Drawing specific conclusions from general premises. If premises are true, conclusion must be true.
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Q: What is inductive reasoning?
A: Drawing general conclusions from specific observations. Conclusions are probable, not certain.
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Q: What is confirmation bias?
A: The tendency to seek or favour information that confirms our existing beliefs.
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