fallacies - (when an argument seems to be correct but isn't). What unwarranted assumptions fallacy you have personally used or seen in an argument? Discuss how critical thinking skills will make you less likely to be influenced by arguments that are based on fallacies and faulty reasoning.

FALLACIES INVOLVING UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTIONS

Begging the question: A conclusion is simply a rewording of a premise.

Inappropriate appeal to authority: An appeal based on the testimony of an authority in a field other than that under investigation.

Loaded question: A question that assumes a particular answer to another unasked question.

False dilemma: An argument unwarrantedly reduces the number of alternatives to two.

Questionable cause: An argument that assumes without sufficient evidence that one thing is the cause of another.

Slippery slope: An assumption that if some actions are permitted, all actions of that type will soon be permissible.

Naturalistic fallacy: The assumption that because something is natural it is good or acceptable.