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Instrumental Aggression
Definition Instrumental Aggression is a form of aggressive behavior where the primary goal is to ...
Terrorism
Definition Terrorism is the use of violence or threats of violence against civilians or non-comba...
Causes of War
Definition There are many underlying factors that lead to armed conflict. These include disputes ...
Coercion
Definition Coercion refers to the use of force, threats, or pressure to influence someone’s behav...
Social Mobility
Overview Social mobility refers to how easily people can move up or down the social and economic ...
Social Class
Definition Social class refers to a system of stratification or hierarchy within society where in...
Executive Agencies
Overview The United States government is divided into three branches: legislative, judicial, and ...
Representative Bias
Definition Representative bias occurs when people make decisions or judgments about individuals b...
Logical Fallacies
Overview Logical fallacies are errors in reasoning that undermine the logic of an argument. They ...
Equivocation Fallacy
Overview The equivocation fallacy occurs when a word or phrase is used with two different meaning...
Fallacy of Composition
Overview The Fallacy of Composition occurs when someone assumes that what is true for individual ...
Base Rate Fallacy
Overview The base rate fallacy occurs when people ignore general statistical information (the "ba...
Appeal to Probability
Overview An Appeal to Probability is a type of argument where someone claims that because somethi...
Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
Overview The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy occurs when someone finds a pattern or relationship in da...
Fallacy of Accent
Overview The Fallacy of Accent occurs when the meaning of a statement is altered by placing undue...
Continuum Fallacy
Overview The Continuum Fallacy occurs when someone treats a range of possibilities as if they are...
Argument to Moderation
Overview The Argument to Moderation, also known as the "false balance" fallacy, occurs when someo...
Argument from Incredulity
Overview The Argument from Incredulity occurs when someone dismisses a claim simply because it se...
Ad Hominem Fallacy
Overview An ad hominem fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument instead ...
Attacking the Example
Definition A rhetorical tactic in which a person avoids addressing the main argument by focusing ...