fallacies

Question 1

why are fallacies helpful

Answer 1

they help us assess the validity of information and arguments

Question 2

how many fallacies

Answer 2

9

Question 3

fallacy of dramatic instance

Answer 3

refers to overgeneralizing. using one, two, or three cases to support an entire argument

Question 4

fallacy of retrospective determinism

Answer 4

an argument that things could not have worked out any other way

Question 5

fallacy of misplaced concreteness

Answer 5

c

Question 6

fallacy of personal attack

Answer 6

argument by attacking the opponent personally rather than dealing with the issue

Question 7

fallacy of appeal to prejudice

Answer 7

argument by appealing to popular prejudices or passions

Question 8

fallacy of circular reasoning

Answer 8

using conclusions to support the assumptions that were necessary to draw conclusions

Question 9

fallacy of authority

Answer 9

when a person appeals to a false authority as evidence for a claim

Question 10

fallacy of composition

Answer 10

assuming that what is true of a member of a group is true for the group as a whole

Question 11

fallacy of non sequitur

Answer 11

when the conclusion does not follow the premises