fallacies

Question 1

what are fallacies?

Answer 1

fallacies are recognized types of problematic errors in reasoning.

Question 2

what is ad hominem?

Answer 2

an ad hominem argument attacks the person rather than the contents of what they’re saying.

Question 3

what are formal fallacies?

Answer 3

arguments that are invalid due to their structure.
denying the antecedent and affirming the consequent.

Question 4

what are informal fallacies?

Answer 4

arguments in which the premises fail to provide the sufficient support for the conclusion or are otherwise problematic due to faulty reasoning.

Question 5

what is a straw man?

Answer 5

involves misrepresenting someone’s position to make it easier to attack.

Question 6

what is a hasty generalization?

Answer 6

occurs when an argument draws a conclusion based on insufficient evidence.

Question 7

what is a slippery slope?

Answer 7

assumes that a small first step will lead to a dramatic and undesirable consequences.
tends to rely on an appeal to fear.

Question 8

what is a red herring?

Answer 8

occurs when a claim is introduced that is not relevant to the point under the discussion.