Fallacies (Quiz 2- Hot)

Persuasive speakers must be careful to avoid using fallacies in their argument

• true

• false

Fallacies are

• Errors in reasoning caused by inappropriate or irrelevant (inapplicable) evidence.

• Errors in speaking

• Errors in thinking.

There are four common categories of fallacies.

• True

• False

Fallacies of assumption are...

• when the speaker reasons based on a problematic assumption

• when the speaker focuses on the attributes of a person rather than the relevant arguments

• when the speaker mischaracterizes an issue

• when the speaker implies or suggests an argument without fully developing it.

Fallacies directed to the person are...

• when the speaker reasons based on a problematic assumption

• when the speaker focuses on the attributes of a person rather than the relevant arguments

• when the speaker mischaracterizes an issue

• when the speaker implies or suggests an argument without fully developing it.

Fallacies of case presentation are...

• when the speaker reasons based on a problematic assumption

• when the speaker focuses on the attributes of a person rather than the relevant arguments

• when the speaker mischaracterizes an issue

• when the speaker implies or suggests an argument without fully developing it.

Fallacies of suggestion are...

• when the speaker reasons based on a problematic assumption

• when the speaker focuses on the attributes of a person rather than the relevant arguments

• when the speaker mischaracterizes an issue

• when the speaker implies or suggests an argument without fully developing it.

In the category of Faulty Assumptions, what type of fallacy is the following argument:

Everyone takes out a loan to buy a car, so you should too.

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Begging the Question

• Causal Fallacy

In the category of Faulty Assumptions, what type of fallacy is the following argument:

Marijuana is good for you because it's natural.

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Begging the Question

• Causal Fallacy

In the category of Faulty Assumptions, what type of fallacy is the following argument:

The school board voted to buy new picnic tables. Many students were sick the next day. The students must be upset about the picnic tables.

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Begging the Question

• Causal Fallacy