Relevance Fallacies

What is the fallacy where a speaker or writer attempts to dismiss a contention by distorting or misrepresenting it?

• Argumentum ad Hominem

• Straw Man

• False Dilemma

• Misplacing the Burden of Proof

What is the name of the fallacy where a speaker or writer assumes that either a crystal-clear line can be drawn between two things, or else there is no difference between them?

• Misplacing the Burden of Proof

• Line-Drawing Fallacy

• Genetic Fallacy

• Straw Man

When someone tries to support or prove their position by misplacing the burden of proof, they commit the fallacy called:

• Begging the Question

• Misplacing the Burden of Proof

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Ignorance

What is the fallacy where a speaker or writer commits a mistake in reasoning, an argument that doesn’t really support or prove the contention it is supposed to support or prove?

• Irrelevant Fallacy

• Relevance Fallacy

• Good fallacy

• Induction Fallacy

Which fallacy occurs when a speaker or writer tries to convince us of something by arousing our pity rather than by giving a relevant argument?

• Poisoning the Well

• Argumentum ad Hominem

• Scare Tactic

• Appeal to Pity

What is the name of the fallacy where a speaker or writer “supports” a contention by playing on our emotions rather than by producing a real argument?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Misplacing the Burden of Proof

• Line-Drawing Fallacy

• Begging the Question

When a speaker or writer tries to establish a conclusion by offering it as the only alternative to something we will find unacceptable, unattainable, or implausible, it is known as:

• Straw Man

• Poisoning the Well

• False Dilemma

• Genetic Fallacy

What is the fallacy where a speaker or writer ignores options between “perfection” and “nothing”?

• Line-Drawing Fallacy

• Perfectionist Fallacy

• Appeal to Ignorance

• Appeal to Pity

Which fallacy occurs when a speaker or writer attempts to dismiss a claim on the basis of irrelevant considerations about the person making it?

• Straw Man

• Appeal to Emotion

• Relevance Fallacy

• Guilt by Association

When someone attempts to dismiss a contention by discussing the person, and not by discussing the issue or that person’s position on it, they commit the fallacy called:

• Guilt by Association

• Argumentum ad Hominem

• Poisoning the Well

• Straw Man