Fallacies of EvidenceReasoning that fails on structure or sampling rather than relevance.Communications & MediaNamed moves, and the flaw in each.StructureCircular: the conclusion as a premiseFalse dilemma: only two options offeredSlippery slope: no mechanism givenEquivocation: one word, two meaningsComposition: part to wholeEvidenceHasty generalisation from few casesPost hoc: after, therefore becauseCherry picking the favourable dataFalse analogy where cases differAnecdote standing in for a rateA slippery slope is only a fallacy when the mechanism is missing. Whereeach step really does cause the next, it is an argument.Fallacies of Evidencelearnposters.com
Fallacies of Evidence — printable humanities wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Fallacies of Evidence poster

10 entries in 2 groups.

Named moves, and the flaw in each.

A slippery slope is only a fallacy when the mechanism is missing. Where each step really does cause the next, it is an argument.

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What’s on the Fallacies of Evidence poster?
10 entries in 2 groups. Named moves, and the flaw in each. Structure: Circular: the conclusion as a premise, False dilemma: only two options off…; Evidence: Hasty generalisation from few cases, Post hoc: after, therefore because, Ch…. A slippery slope is only a fallacy when the mechanism is missing. Where each step really does cause the next, it is an argument.
Who is the Fallacies of Evidence poster for?
Fallacies of Evidence belongs to the Communications & Media section rather than to a school year, because humanities is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning rhetoric & argument can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Fallacies of Evidence poster?
When checking your own draft, where these are easier to commit than to spot. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Fallacies of Evidence belongs on the wall where that humanities work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Fallacies of Evidence?
Kinds of Claim, The Five Canons and Deduction & Induction sit alongside Fallacies of Evidence in the Communications & Media section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Kinds of ClaimThe Five CanonsDeduction & Induction
Is the Fallacies of Evidence poster free to download and print?
Yes. Fallacies of Evidence downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Communications & Media section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Fallacies of Evidence poster print at?
Fallacies of Evidence is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Fallacies of Evidence loses nothing.Printing guide

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