Fallacies

Question 1

The arguer appeals the sentiments of pity to persuade the audience to accept a conclusion

Answer 1

The fallacy of appeal to pity

Question 2

The arguer place upon the need to “belong” or to be excepted by others to persuade the audience to accept a conclusion

Answer 2

The adpopulum fallacy

Question 3

The arguer launches on attack on the opponent as a means of dismissing the opponents argument. Thus, the fallacy involve saying something negative about the opponent, rather about the opponents argument.

Answer 3

The ad hominem fallacy

Question 4

Committed when the arguer applies a general rule or generalization to a particular case who circumstances are such that the rule cannot be correctly applied

Answer 4

The fallacy of accident

Question 5

Committed when the arguer distorts or miss interprets the opponents argument for the purpose of more easily attacking it.

Answer 5

The strawman fallacy

Question 6

Committed when the arguer attempts to support a conclusion by citing the opinion of someone in regard to matters outside that persons area of expertise, or by citing the opinion of someone was believed to be mistaken, biased, or lying.

Answer 6

The fallacy of illegitimate appeal to authority

Question 7

Committed when are you were argues that a statement is true simply on the grounds that it has not been proven to be false, or that her statement is false assembly on the grounds that it has not been proven to be true.

Answer 7

The appeal to ignorance fallacy

Question 8

Committed when are you were attempts to support a general rule or generalization on the basis of certain unusual or atypical cases, or on the basis of two few cases.

Answer 8

The fallacy of hasty generalization (converse accident)

Question 9

Committed when the arguer argues that one event is the cause of another event simply on the grounds that there’s a correlation between the two events.

Answer 9

The false cause fallacy

Question 10

Committed one, and giving reasons for supporting a conclusion, the arguer claims that a particular event will set off a chain of events in which one event leads to another, and there’s insufficient reason to believe that the chain reaction will actually happen.

Answer 10

The slippery slope fallacy

Question 11

Committed when, in attempting to support a conclusion, the auger use an analogy or similarity that is not strong enough to support a conclusion.

Answer 11

The fallacy of weak analogy

Question 12

Committed when arguer assumes, explicitly or implicitly, as a premise the very conclusion the argument is intended to prove.

Answer 12

The fallacy of begging the question

Question 13

Committed when are you attempts to persuade the audience to except a conclusion by asking a question that consist really of two or more questions and cannot be answered appropriately by single answer.

Answer 13

The fallacy of the complex question

Question 14

Committed when, in attempting to support a conclusion, the arguer erroneously reduces the number of possible alternatives to just two (when there are actually more than two), so as to aluminate one of them and leave the other as the conclusion.

Answer 14

The either or fallacy (False dichotomy)

Question 15

The arguer uses intimidation, threats, or corporation to persuade the audience to except a conclusion.

Answer 15

Fallacy of appeal to force