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Master List of Logical Fallacies Fallacies are fake or deceptive arguments, "junk cognition," that is, arguments that seem irrefutable but prove nothing. Fallacies often seem superficially sound and they far too often retain immense persuasive power even after being clearly exposed as false. Like epidemics, fallacies sometimes "burn through" entire populations, often with the most tragic results, before their power is diminished or lost. Fallacies are not always deliberate, but a good scholar�s purpose is always to identify and unmask fallacies in arguments. Note that many of these definitions overlap, but the goal here is to identify contemporary and classic fallacies as they are used in today's discourse. Effort has been made to avoid mere word-games (e.g., "The Fallacist's Fallacy," or the famous "Crocodile's Paradox" of classic times), or the so-called "fallacies" of purely formal and symbolic, business and financial, religious or theological logic. No claim is made to "academic rigor" in this listing.
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Which one of the following theories states that people explain behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition?Attribution theory The theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition Either a person is always angry or they are angry because they were just stung by a large jellyfish while swimming…
Which social psychology theory best explains why our actions can lead us to change our attitudes?Which theory best explains why our actions can lead us to modify our attitudes? Cognitive dissonance theory is most helpful for understanding the impact of: role-playing on attitude change.
What is the attribution theory designed to account?Note : Attribution theory was designed to account for how people explain others' behavior. It is a theory in psychology states that the attributions people make about events and behavior can be classed as either internal or external.
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