Bandwagon, Red Herring, and Ad Hominem Logical Fallacies.

The red herring logical fallacy is...

• Attacking your opponents credibility or character instead of their argument.

• A distraction placed into an argument to throw your opponent off course.

• Exaggerating your opponents argument to make it easier to disprove/refute.

• Claiming that one event will give rise to a chain of future events.

The term "Red Herring" derived from....

• A story about throwing a pungent smoked fish to distract wolves from eating a rabbit.

• A legend of an old Red bird that would distract sailors over the pacific ocean in the 1800s.

• A frog that uses its vibrant red color to distract its prey to then eat them.

• A sign of bad luck in local folklore in New England.

The bandwagon logical fallacy means...

• To distract your opponent with something off topic.

• To attack your opponents credibility and character.

• Believing something is true just because everyone else believes it is.

Which is an example of using "Red Herring" in an argument?

• Dave is arguing with his friend about apples, Dave starts to lose the argument so he goes off topic to distract his classmate from the real argument.

• Bob is having an argument with a friend, Bob starts to attack his friends background and credibility instead of his argument.

• John is telling his parents that grounding him will lead to a year of bad luck.

• Jerry argues a point he doesn't even understand, he just goes with it because everyone else does.

Which is an example of the "Bandwagon" logical fallacy?

• Arguing against an oversimplified or distorted version of your opponents argument.

• Believing something is true or good because it is popular and everyone else does.

• Only showing to options/outcomes to something in an argument when more are available.

• Only picking certain evidence t support your argument and ignoring all other evidence that would go against you.

What is the origin of the term "Bandwagon"?

• A literal band on the back of a wagon from 1848 that would transport politicians.

• An old tale of a wagon carrying fools gold to attract followers in 1884.

• The last name of a famous poet who invented the term and meaning.

• The name of a company from the 1960s who would lure customers with catchy commercials.

What is the correct origin for "Ad Hominem"?

• A word originating from germany meaning "to personally attack'

• The name of an old record in ancient greece that politicians would use back then to find dirt on their opponents.

• It was the name of an old gladiator who would ridicule his opponent during fights.

• It originated from a latin phrase meaning "to the person".

What is the correct meaning of the logical fallacy "Ad Hominem"?

• Avoiding criticism by turning it back on the accuser answering criticism with criticism.

• To attack a persons credibility and character rather than their argument.

• Using the views or position of a high authority figure to justify your own.

• Believing that a compromise or middle ground in 2 extreme arguments is the way to go.

Which is an example of someone using "Ad Hominem" in an argument?

• Eli is arguing with his teacher whether soda or sparkling water is better. Eli claims soda is better because everyone loves soda and nobody likes sparkling water.

• Greg starts to lose his argument about vegetables or fruit being better, he switches his argument saying that fruits are better because the president prefers them over vegetables so it must be the right answer.

• Dave is arguing with his friend about carrots and apples. When Dave starts losing his argument that carrots are better he resorts to attacking his friend personally and attacks his credibility.

• John is arguing with someone about whether pizza or burgers are better, John starts to say that liking pizza more will mean that your life will get so much better and you will be very fortunate in the future.