Logical Fallacies Practice

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What is an Ad Hominem fallacy?

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A fallacy that attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself.

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What is a Red Herring fallacy?

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A fallacy that introduces irrelevant information to distract from the main issue.

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What is a Hasty Generalization fallacy?

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A fallacy that draws a conclusion based on a small or unrepresentative sample.

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What is an Ad Populum (Bandwagon) fallacy?

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A fallacy that argues something is true because many people believe it.

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What is Circular Reasoning?

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A fallacy where the conclusion is included in the premise, creating a loop in reasoning.

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What is a Slippery Slope fallacy?

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A fallacy that suggests that a minor action will lead to major and often ludicrous consequences.

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What is a Non Sequitur fallacy?

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A fallacy where the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises.

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What is False Causation?

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A fallacy that assumes a cause-and-effect relationship where none exists.

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What is a False Analogy fallacy?

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A fallacy that compares two things that are not truly comparable.

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What is the purpose of identifying logical fallacies?

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To improve critical thinking and argumentation skills by recognizing flawed reasoning.