fallacy quiz

(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

ex:You have no idea what you're talking about; you've only lived here for six months.

• Ad hominem

• False analogy

• straw man

• post hoc

Answer explanation

s argument to the people. It is an emotional appeal to popular beliefs, values, or wants. Bandwagon Fallacy.

• SRAW MAN

• NON SEQITUR

• SLIPPERY SLOPE

• AD POPULUM

a type of informal fallacy or a persuasive technique in which the fact that two things are alike in one respect leads to the invalid conclusion that they must be alike in some other respect.

EX: Penguins are black and white; some old TV shows are black and white.

• False analogy

• Straw man

• Slippery slope

• begging the question

an argument that claims an initial event or action will trigger a series of other events and lead to an extreme or undesirable outcome

• appeal to authority

• red herring

• Slippery slope

• straw man

a claim made on the basis of insufficient evidence.

• Hasty gen

• circular reasoning

• red herring

• post hoc

occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it. In other words, you assume without proof the stand/position, or a significant part of the stand, that is in question.

• Begging the question

• straw man

• slippery slope

• false anaolgy

an attempt to change the subject and divert attention from the original issue.

• red herring

• straw man

• ad hominem