This printable crossword puzzle has 24 clues. Answers range from 8 to 21 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Because someone in authority thinks something, it must be true.
the appeal to the popularity of a claim as a reason for accepting it
An imprecise use of wording - often by using a word with multiple meanings
Arguing that since an argument is fallacious, that person's position must be wrong
Making a judgment based on where, or from whom, something came
Arguing something must be true because it can't be disproven
the presumption that because two things are a like in some ways, they are alike in others as well
"it is what it is" mentality; the nature of something prevents change
To elicit feelings of sorrow or to encourage rooting for the underdog
an attack of a person's character, rather than the facts
oversimplifying an argument to only two possible answers
Holding up different rules or standards for different groups
Suggesting that doing something the way it has been done in the past is always best
An appeal to force or coercion
Omitting key information to make one's argument look stronger
Restating an argument rather than proving it
Arguing that because things are connected, one must have caused the other.
Avoiding the opposing argument by changing the subject
Using the claim of a non-expert to validate an argument
An argument based on causing fear in others
Jumping to a conclusion
Misrepresenting an opponent's claim to make it easier to refute
using reasoning and evidence that is not directly connected to one's premise
An argument that one thing leads to a series of worse things