Logical Fallacies Review

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Ad Hominem

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Diversionary tactics of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the speaker.

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Ad Populum: Is the appeal to what is popular with the ________ rather than the validity of the argument.

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majority

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Post hoc, ergo propter hoc: To establish a _____ cause for the issue at hand.

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False

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Which example shows a Straw Man fallacy?
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"If we allow students at Greenwood High to use calculators during their math finals, next they'll demand to use Google to solve all the problems."
"You can't possibly critique the mayor's new policy because you're not a city planner."
"Jennifer has been a successful CEO at Tech Innovations Inc., so she'll definitely be a great governor."
"People have been using Styrofoam cups for decades without issues, so they must be perfectly safe for the environment."

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"If we allow students at Greenwood High to use calculators during their math finals, next they'll demand to use Google to solve all the problems."

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What is a Red Herring fallacy?

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A distraction from the main issue by introducing an irrelevant topic.

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Which example illustrates a Slippery Slope fallacy? "If we ban plastic straws, soon all plastic products will be banned, and then we'll have to live without any modern conveniences.", "You can't trust his opinion on climate change because he's not a scientist.", "The new manager is from a different industry, so she won't understand our business.", "Everyone is buying the new smartphone, so it must be the best on the market."

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"If we ban plastic straws, soon all plastic products will be banned, and then we'll have to live without any modern conveniences."

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Hasty Generalization

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Making a broad claim based on a small or unrepresentative sample.

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Either/or Reasoning: Two extreme options are the ____ ________.

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only solution

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True or false: Non sequitur is the one point that DOES logically follow from the other

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False

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Faulty Analogy: Comparing ___ things that are not comparable.

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Two