Fallacies

Question 1

Appeal to tradition

Answer 1

any argument that says we should believe or do something just because some group has believed or done it for a long time

Question 2

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Answer 2

After this, therefore because of this.

Question 3

False dilemma

Answer 3

any argument that states that there are only two options and that you can only choose one, when that is not really the case

Question 4

Personal attack

Answer 4

attacks the person making an argument instead of the argument itself

Question 5

Hasty generalization

Answer 5

a logical fallacy that occurs when someone makes a broad conclusion about a group based on insufficient evidence

Question 6

Appeal to popularity

Answer 6

when someone claims something is true because many people believe it

Question 7

Straw man

Answer 7

someone misrepresents an opponent’s argument and then refutes that misrepresentation

Question 8

Slippery slope

Answer 8

X. Then, X. Then X. Then X. … And then what, X?