Fallacies

Question 1

Fallacy

Answer 1

appeal to evidence that is not relevant to the argument at hand.

Question 2

Genetic fallacy

Answer 2

The idea that an argument is false because of the authors race, ethnicity, or geographic origin

Question 3

Personal attack

Answer 3

attacking or praising the person who makes the argument as opposed to the argument itself.

Question 4

Abusive

Answer 4

To argue that proposals must be false if they come from a certain group of people.

Question 5

Circumstantial

Answer 5

The argument that a person must accept an argument because of situations in his or her life.

Question 6

Argumentum ad Populum

Answer 6

using the appeal of the people to make someone agree rather than actually building an argument.

Question 7

Band wagon approach

Answer 7

Basically, you should agree because everyone is doing it; whatever it may be.

Question 8

Patriotic appraoch

Answer 8

The argument that something is right because it is somehow patriotic.

Question 9

Snob appraoch

Answer 9

This argument doesn’t relay that everyone is doing, but that only the best are doing it.

Question 10

Appeal to tradition

Answer 10

argument that something is right based on traditional values or customs.

Question 11

Appeal to improper authority

Answer 11

this argument appeals to an authority that is not credible, such as a celebrity or false expert.

Question 12

Appeal to emotion

Answer 12

An emotional appeal concerning an argument that is logical.

Question 13

Argument from adverse consequences

Answer 13

Asserting that an argument is false because the implications of it being true would have negative effects.

Question 14

Argument from personal incredulity

Answer 14

Asserting that an argument cannot be true simply because you cannot understand the argument itself.

Question 15

Missing the point

Answer 15

The premise of an argument to support a conclusion, but not the conclusion that the arguer actually draws.

Question 16

Post hoc

Answer 16

Assuming that A comes before B, that A caused B, this is not always true, it can be correlation as opposed to causation.

Question 17

Slippery slope

Answer 17

The arguer states that a chain reaction will take place inevitably leading to dire consequence, but there is not enough evidence.

Question 18

Weak Analogy

Answer 18

The analogy is either irrelevant or the things being compared aren’t the same in relevant respects.

Question 19

Appeal to authority

Answer 19

Addressing “experts” that aren’t actually experts on the topic of argument.