Logical Fallacies Pt.1

What is the definition of Ad Hominem?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.

What is the definition of Red Herring?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.

What is the definition of Bandwagon?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.

What is the definition of Slippery Slope?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.

What is the definition of Straw Man?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.

• A person simply ignores a person's actual position and substitutes a distorted, exaggerated or misrepresented version of that position.

What is the definition of Hasty Generalization?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Making a claim about a large population based on very little evidence.

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.

What is the definition of Begging the Question?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• An argument is assumed to be true with no evidence other than the argument itself.

• Making a claim about a large population based on very little evidence.

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.

What is the definition of Appeal to Authority?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• The belief that an argument is true because it is made by someone perceived to have authority.

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.

What is the definition of Double Standard?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Judging situations by different standards, instead of using the same standards for all.

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.

What is the definition of Burden of Proof?

• Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.

• Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.

• Assuming that an argument is false or invalid because it has not been proven.

• Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.