Fallacies

Question 1

Red Herring

Answer 1

1, 2, skip a few 100

Question 2

Ad Hominem

Answer 2

Insults the person

Question 3

Faulty Analogy

Answer 3

Poor comparison

Question 4

Strawman

Answer 4

ridicules the argument

Question 5

either/or

Answer 5

2 options, no middle ground

Question 6

Hasty Generalization

Answer 6

quick decision with no evidence

Question 7

circular reasoning

Answer 7

repeat claim

Question 8

Post Hoc/ Faulty Causality

Answer 8

one doesn’t cause the other

Question 9

appeal to false authority

Answer 9

not really an expert

Question 10

bandwagon appeal

Answer 10

join in/ everyone is doing it

Question 11

scare tactic

Answer 11

frighten people to get them to believe you

Question 12

claim

Answer 12

assertion that puts forward a proposition

Question 13

argument

Answer 13

process of reasoned inquiry

Question 14

claim of fact

Answer 14

true/false

Question 15

claim of value

Answer 15

good/bad

Question 16

claim of policy

Answer 16

change

Question 17

anecdotes

Answer 17

stories of other people

Question 18

quantitative evidence

Answer 18

stats polls surveys

Question 19

induction

Answer 19

argument arranged from particulars to universals

Question 20

syllogism

Answer 20

major premise amd minor premise to reach a logical conclusion

Question 21

logical fallacies

Answer 21

vulnerabilities in an argument