Fallacies

1.) What type of fallacy assumes that a proposition must be true because most/many, all, or a small group of people believe it to be true?

• Argumentum ad baculum

• Argumentum ad hominem

• Argumentum ad misericordiam 

• Argumentum ad populum

2.) What is the subtype of the ad populum fallacy that persuades people to do or believe something because "everyone else" is doing it "does/believes so."?

• Bandwagon  

• Circumstantial

•  Snob Appeal            

• Tu Quoque

3.) What is the type of fallacy that is exhibited in this situation:

“Since the class has no questions concerning the topic discussed, then the class must be ready for a test.”

• Argumentum ad antiquitatem

• Argumentum ad hominem

• Argumentum ad ignorantiam

• Argumentum ad verecundiam

4.) What aspect is manipulated in the argumentum ad misericordiam fallacy?

• Emotional Aspect

• Physical Aspect

• Social Aspect

• Spiritual Aspect

5.) What serves as the basis of the argumentum ad populum?

• neutrality

• prejudice

• self-partiality

• tendentiousness

6.) What is the type of fallacy where a proposition can only be well supported by facts and logically valid inferences, but by using an authority, the argument is relying on testimony rather than facts?

• Argumentum ad baculum

• Argumentum ad verecundiam

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

• Secundum quid

7.)   What fallacy utilizes a person or an idea is presented in such a way that it appeals to those who associate those qualities with social, physical, or intellectual superiority?

• Argumentum ad misericordiam

• Argumentum ad populum

• Tu Quoque

• Snob Appeal

8.)   What is the type of fallacy in which someone reaches a conclusion that is not logically justified by objective or sufficient evidence?

• Argumentum ad hominem

• Argumentum ad ignorantiam

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

• Secundum quid

9.)   What is the type of fallacy in which people's historical preferences (tradition) are used as evidence that proves that the historical preference is correct?

• Argumentum ad antiquitatem

• Argumentum ad verecundiam

• Secundum quid

• Slippery Slope

10.)   What fallacy provides an explanation based on a temporal factor of the events occurring in the following order: A happened just before B, so A caused B?

• Argumentum ad populum

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

• Slippery Slope

• Tu Quoque