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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
This is a conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually through a series of small steps, B-Z will happen too, basically equating A and Z.
a)
Slippery Slope
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
d)
Begging the Claim
2.
This is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. In other words, you are rushing to a conclusion before you have all the relevant facts.
a)
Slippery Slope
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
d)
Begging the Claim
3.
This is a conclusion that assumes that if “A” occurred after “B”, then “B” must have cause “A.”
a)
Slippery Slope
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
d)
Begging the Claim
4.
The conclusion that should be provided is validated within the claim.
a)
Slippery Slope
b)
Hasty Generalization
c)
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
d)
Begging the Claim
5.
This conclusion is based on an argument that the origins of a person, idea, institute, or theory determine its character, nature, or worth.
a)
Genetic Fallacy
b)
Circular Argument
c)
Either/Or
d)
Straw Man
6.
This restates an argument rather than actually proving it.
a)
Genetic Fallacy
b)
Circular Argument
c)
Either/Or
d)
Straw Man
7.
This is a conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two sides or choices.
a)
Genetic Fallacy
b)
Circular Argument
c)
Either/Or
d)
Straw Man
8.
This fallacy oversimplifies an opponent’s viewpoint and then attacks that hollow argument.
a)
Genetic Fallacy
b)
Circular Argument
c)
Either/Or
d)
Straw Man
9.
This is an appeal that presents what most people, or a group of people think, in order to persuade one to think the same way.
a)
Ad Populum/Bandwagon Appeal
b)
Red Herring
c)
Moral Equivalence
d)
Ad Hominem
10.
This is a diversionary tactic that avoids key issues, often by avoiding opposing arguments rather than addressing them.
a)
Ad Populum/Bandwagon Appeal
b)
Red Herring
c)
Moral Equivalence
d)
Ad Hominem
11.
This fallacy compares minor misdeeds with major atrocities, suggesting that both are equally immoral.
a)
Ad Populum/Bandwagon Appeal
b)
Red Herring
c)
Moral Equivalence
d)
Ad Hominem
12.
This is an attack on the character of a person rather than his or her opinions or arguments.
a)
Ad Populum/Bandwagon Appeal
b)
Red Herring
c)
Moral Equivalence
d)
Ad Hominem
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