Logical Fallacies

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Which logical fallacy presents information to distract from the main issue or argument being discussed? Options: Red Herring, Circular Reasoning, False Analogy, Straw Man

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Red Herring

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Which logical fallacy occurs when a person rebuts an argument by misconstruing or oversimplifying it?

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Straw Man

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Which logical fallacy is a type of argument in which the conclusion comes back to the premise without providing any outside proof, meaning both sides of the argument are making the same point?

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Circular Reasoning

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Which logical fallacy uses comparison to support a conclusion in a logical argument? Options: Red Herring, Straw Man, False Analogy, Circular Reasoning

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False Analogy

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"There are so many dishes all over the place! You never do your dishes!" "What about you?! You never take out the trash!"

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Red Herring

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Sally is asking Sam why he decided to buy a bunch of junk food when they had agreed to try to save money. Sam’s response is that Sally bought a new video game last week so she shouldn’t be criticizing him.

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Red Herring

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"I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!"

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Circular Reasoning

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A parent complains that a teacher doesn't care about literacy subjects because she says her class needs to spend more time on math tasks.

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Straw Man

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"You have to invite Jenna to your party because it would not be nice not to invite Jenna."

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Circular Reasoning

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A girl tells her boyfriend she’d prefer Chinese food over Pizza tonight. The boyfriend rolls his eyes and tells her that she must hate pizza.

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Straw Man