Informal Logic Fallacies

Which fallacy occurs when a word is used with multiple meanings in an argument?

• Fallacy of Equivocation
• Fallacy of Amphiboly
• Fallacy Fallacy
• Fallacy of Relevance

Which fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making the argument instead of the argument itself?

• Fallacy of Relevance
• Ad Hominem-Abusive
• Ad Hominem-Tu Quoque
• Fallacy of Equivocation

Which fallacy? "The store sign said, 'Open 24 hours,' but when I got there, it was closed. False advertising!"

• Fallacy of Relevance
• Fallacy Fallacy
• Fallacy of Amphiboly
• Fallacy of Equivocation

A fallacy that assumes that what’s true about the parts of a whole is also true about the whole itself.

• Fallacy of Relevance
• Fallacy of Composition

• Fallacy of Amphiboly
• Fallacy of Equivocation

"The sign said, 'Fine for parking here,' so I thought it was okay to park." This is an example of:

• Fallacy of Equivocation
• Fallacy Fallacy
• Fallacy of Amphiboly
• Fallacy of Relevance

What does Argumentum ad Verecundiam appeal to?

• Tradition

• Authority

• Majority opinion

• Emotional response

"You’re wrong about climate change because you’re not a scientist." This is an example of:

• Ad Hominem-Circumstantial
• Ad Hominem-Abusive
• Fallacy of Relevance
• Fallacy of Amphiboly

"You used a straw man fallacy, so your argument must be wrong." This is an example of:

• Ad Hominem-Abusive
• Fallacy of Equivocation
• Fallacy of Amphiboly
• Fallacy Fallacy

"A feather is light. What is light cannot be dark. Therefore, a feather cannot be dark." This is an example of:

• Fallacy of Equivocation
• Fallacy of Amphiboly
• Fallacy Fallacy
• Ad Hominem-Tu Quoque

"You say I shouldn’t cheat on tests, but you cheated last year!" This is an example of:

• Fallacy of Equivocation
• Ad Hominem-Abusive
• Fallacy Fallacy
• Ad Hominem-Tu Quoque