Logical Fallacies Practice

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What is a red herring?

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A logical fallacy that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.

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What is ad populum (bandwagon)?

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A logical fallacy that suggests something is true or acceptable simply because it is popular.

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What is a non sequitur?

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

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What is a slippery slope?

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A logical fallacy that suggests that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect.

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What is a straw man argument?

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A logical fallacy that misrepresents an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack.

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What is false causation?

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

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What is hasty generalization?

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A logical fallacy that involves making a broad claim based on insufficient evidence.

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What is circular reasoning?

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A logical fallacy where the conclusion is included in the premise of the argument.

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What is an ad hominem fallacy?

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

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What is a false analogy?

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