Flashcard on Logical Fallacies

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What is a red herring fallacy?

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A distraction from the main issue.

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What is an appeal to emotion fallacy?

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A persuasion using emotions instead of logic.

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What is a straw man fallacy?

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A distortion of an argument.

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What is a false equivalence fallacy?

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A comparison between two things that are not similar.

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How can you identify a straw man fallacy?

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Look for an exaggeration of the other person's argument so that it is easier to attack.

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How can you identify a red herring fallacy?

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Look for an unrelated topic introduced in order to distract from the main argument.

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How can you identify a false equivalence fallacy? Options: The two items compared are vastly different, The two items compared are exactly the same, The comparison is based on scientific evidence, The two items compared have the same color

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The two items compared are vastly different

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How can you identify an appeal to emotion fallacy? Options: The two items compared are vastly different, The argument uses strong emotions, The argument is based on scientific evidence, The argument uses logical reasoning

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The argument uses strong emotions

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Why might someone use a fallacy in a debate or argument?

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To distract the audience from weak reasoning in their argument.

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Which fallacy is represented by the scenario where Alex responds to Jamie's suggestion for a salad bar by saying, "What if I don’t want to be a vegetarian? I should be allowed to make my own choices!”?

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Straw man fallacy