Logical Fallacies

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Identify the Fallacy: Straw man, Red Herring, Ad Hominem, Generalization

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Red Herring

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Identify the Fallacy: Ad Hominem, False Equivalence, False Analogy, Straw Man

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Straw Man

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Identify the Fallacy: False Analogy, Straw Man, Generalization, Red Herring

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Straw Man

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Identify the Fallacy: Red Herring, False Equivalence, Straw Man, Ad Hominem

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Red Herring

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Identify the Fallacy: Straw Man, False Analogy, Ad Hominem, Red Herring

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Ad Hominem

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Identify the Fallacy: Ad Hominem, Red Herring, False Analogy, Straw Man

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Ad Hominem

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Detect the ad hominem attack in the following statements: "You can't trust his opinion on climate change; he's not a scientist."

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"You can't trust his opinion on climate change; he's not a scientist."

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Evaluate the straw man argument in the following statements: "Everyone is switching to this new phone, so it must be the best." "If we allow students to redo assignments, they will never learn responsibility." "You either support the new policy, or you don't care about the environment." "People who support space exploration just want to waste money on useless projects."

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"People who support space exploration just want to waste money on useless projects."

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Which logical fallacy's definition is "a form of a complex question that contains a controversial assumption (e.g., a presumption of guilt)?"

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Loaded Question

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When you are late getting home past curfew-you distract your parents by talking to them about the weather-how cold it is, or how rainy it is.

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Red Herring