Philosophy Unit 1: F.O.R

Question	Answer
F.O.R: Genetic	-attacks origin of thesis e.g "You will never pass Calculus, because you failed English." - This history is not relevant to the thesis
F.O.R: Abusive Ad-Hominem	-attacking ones character instead of their argument e.g "He should not be our leader because he is unhealthy"
F.O.R: Circumstantial Ad Hominem	-implies conflict of interest e.g "Of course you want to coffee at the rink. You own a cafe." -thesis may still be sound!
F.O.R: Tu Quoque	-claiming hypocrisy e.g "You had a dog when you were young, why can't I ?" - irrelevant e.g they cannot afford the dog.
F.O.R: Poisoning the Well	- attacking credibility before hand e.g "You have been wrong before, why should I listen to you now? - creating a confirmation bias for the audience
F.O.R: Mob Appeal	- emotional terminology used to sway e.g "We must unite! Cast off the chains of oppression" -appeals to emotion not reason
F.O.R: Appeal to Pity	"Please don't call my mom, she'll kill me if she finds out!" -emotion not reason
F.O.R: Appeal to Fear	-tries to persuade through fear rather than reason
F.O.R: Appeal to Authority	"Wayne Gretzky uses Asprin for his arthritis" - cites authority: 1. The One 2.The Many 3. Tradition but offers no evidence
F.O.R: Appeal to Ignorance	-emphasizes lack of evidence for a thesis to shut it down e.g "if there was a lochness monster we would have found it

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