Fallacies

What is a fallacy?

A category of argumentative strategies that involve criticizing an opponent’s character, motive, background, or other personal attributes instead of their argument’s content is?

• Ad Hominem

• Slipper Slope

• Bandwagon

A logical fallacy that claims one event or action will lead to another, more extreme event or action is?

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• Red Herring

A logical fallacy of claiming that something is true because everyone believes it. Whether that belief is actually true or not doesn’t matter is?

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

A misleading statement, question, or argument meant to redirect a conversation away from its original topic is?

• Slipper Slope

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominen