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@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ The abundance of **diverse** data allows for greater perspectives to be gleaned
- Arguments with a **false cause** incorrectly assume a cause to an effect.
- e.g., imagining correlation implies causation.
- **Hasty generalisations** appear in inductive generalisations based on insufficient evidence.
- e.g., *Since the first seven odd numbers are prime or square, all prime numbers must be prime or square.*
- e.g., *Since the first seven odd numbers are prime or square, all odd numbers must be prime or square.*
- Arguments that **miss the point** provide an irrelevant conclusion that fails to address the issue of the question.
- e.g., *"Is it allowed?" "It should be allowed because it's nowhere near as bad as alcohol."*
- A **non sequitur** is an invalid argument that does not follow the laws of thought.