Understanding Logical Fallacies Quiz 10.1

What is the False Cause Fallacy?

• Believing that one event caused another without proof

• Assuming there are only two options when there might be more

• Feeling like everyone is watching you all the time

• Misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack

Which fallacy makes people think there are only two options when there might be more?

• False Cause Fallacy

• Black and White Fallacy

• Middle Ground Fallacy

• Slippery Slope Fallacy

What is the Spotlight Effect?

• Believing that past events can influence future outcomes in games of chance

• Feeling like everyone is watching you all the time

• Assuming that one small action will lead to very serious consequences

• Blaming failures on outside forces while taking credit for successes

What is the Bystander Effect?

• When a crowd sees someone in trouble but does not help because they assume others will

• When someone misrepresents their opponent's argument to make it easier to attack

• When people only pay attention to information that supports their own beliefs

• When someone believes that one event caused another without proof

What is the Sunk Cost Fallacy?

• Believing that past events can influence future outcomes in games of chance

• Investing in a bad idea just to avoid losing money

• Assuming that one small action will lead to very serious consequences

• Misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack

What does the Middle Ground Fallacy suggest?

• The best answer is always the compromise between two extremes

• One event caused another without proof

• There are only two options when there might be more

• Everyone is watching you all the time

What is a Non Sequitur?

• An argument that doesn't logically follow from what was said before

• A belief that past events can influence future outcomes in games of chance

• A feeling that everyone is watching you all the time

• A misrepresentation of an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack

What is Confirmation Bias?

• Believing that one event caused another without proof

• Only paying attention to information that supports one's own beliefs

• Assuming that one small action will lead to very serious consequences

• Misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack

What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect?

• Believing that past events can influence future outcomes in games of chance

• Thinking you are very skilled at something when you actually know little about it

• Assuming that one small action will lead to very serious consequences

• Misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack

What is an ad hominem attack?

• An argument that doesn't logically follow from what was said before

• A belief that past events can influence future outcomes in games of chance

• An attack that targets the person instead of addressing their argument

• A misrepresentation of an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack