Ch 3.2: Fallacies of Relevance

Question 1

What is the appeal to the people (ad Populum)?

Answer 1

The appeal to the people uses the peoples desires to get the reader or listener to accept a conclusion

Question 2

What is the bandwagon argument?

Answer 2

The bandwagon argument is the argument that because everyone else is doing something you should too

Question 3

What is the appeal to vanity?

Answer 3

The appeal to vanity is when someone you look up to does or believes something so you should too

Question 4

What is the appeal to snobbery?

Answer 4

In the appeal to snobbery the crown that the arguer appeals to is a smaller group that is supposed to be superior in some way.

Question 5

What is the argument against the person (ad Hominem)?

Answer 5

This fallacy always involves two arguers. One of them advances a certain argument, and the other then responds by directing their attention not to the first person’s argument but to the first person HIMSELF.

Question 6

What is the ad hominem abusive?

Answer 6

In the ad hominem abusive the second person responds to the first person’s argument by verbally abusing the first person

Question 7

What is the ad hominem circumstantial?

Answer 7

The ad hominem circumstantial makes a claim that their opponent is under a certain circumstance that would make their opinion bias

Question 8

What is the tu quoque (“you too”)?

Answer 8

The tu quoique fallacy is when the arguer attempt to make the first person appear to the hypocritical or arguing in bad faith.

Question 9

What is the straw man?

Answer 9

1. The straw man fallacy is committed when an arguer distort an opponent’s argument for the purpose of more easily attacking it, demolishes the distorted argument, and then concludes that the opponent’s argument has been demolished.
2. The arguer will make two passes at their opponent