This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 24 clues. Answers range from 7 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
Presuming that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other
Manipulating an emotional response in place of a valid or compelling argument
Presuming that because a claim has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made, that it is necessarily wrong
Asserting that if we allow "A" to happen, then "Z" will consequently happen too, therefore "A" should not happen
Attacking you opponent's character of personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument
Avoiding having to engage with criticism by turning it back on the accuser - answering criticism with criticism
Saying that because one finds something difficult to understand that it's therefore not true
Moving the goalposts to create exceptions when a claim is shown to be false
Asking a question that has an assumption built into it so that it can't be answered without appearing guilty
Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove
Using double meanings or ambiguities of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth
Believing that 'runs' occur to statistically independent phenomena such as roulette wheel spins
Appealing to popularity or the fact that man people do somethings as an attempted form of validation
Using the opinion or position of an authority figure, or institution of authority, in place of an actual argument
Assuming that waht's true about one part of something has to be applied to all, or other, parts of it
Making what could be called an appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws of an argument
Judging something good or bad on the basis of where it comes from, or from whom it comes
Where two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist
A circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise
Making the argument that because something is 'natural' it is therefore valid, justified, inevitable, good, or ideal
Using personal experience or an isolated example instead of a valid argument, especially to dismiss statistics
Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument, or finding a pattern to fit a presumption
Saying that a compromise, or middle point, between two extremes is the truth