Different Fallacies

Question 1

• fake argument
• fail to support the conclusion
• not acceptable statement

Answer 1

Fallacies

Question 2

“Attacking the person” “Abusive fallacy”
- hitting the person below the belt instead of focusing the issue at hand

Answer 2

Argumentum ad Hominem

Question 3

“Appeal to force”
- uses threat of force to advance an argument

Answer 3

Argumentum ad Baculum

Question 4

“Appeal to pity”
- uses emotion to convince someone

Answer 4

Argumentum ad Misercodian

Question 5

“Appeal to people” “Bandwagon fallacy”
- most of TV commercials are guilty of this argument which exploit people’s vanity, desires, etc.

Answer 5

Argumentum ad Populum

Question 6

• asserts that a premise must be true because people have always believed or done it
• practiced for a long time

Answer 6

Argumentum ad Traditionem

Question 7

what are the 8 kinds of fallacy?

Answer 7

Argumentum ad Hominem
Argumentum ad Baculum
Argumentum ad Misercodian
Argumentum ad Populum
Argumentum ad Traditionem
Hasty Generalization
Cause and Effect
Fallacy of Equivocation

Question 8

generalization based on insufficient evidence

Answer 8

hasty generalization

Question 9

assuming that the effect is related to a cause because both events occur one after the other

Answer 9

cause and effect

Question 10

using the same term in different situation with different meaning

Answer 10

fallacy of equivocation