Fallacies

Question 1

Circular

Answer 1

Proving a conclusion with a premise, and proving that premise with the same conclusion. (Repeating the premise in different words)

Question 2

Ambiguous

Answer 2

Changes the meaning of a term or phrase within the argument

Question 3

Appeal to Emotion

Answer 3

Used to stir up feelings instead of utilizing logic

Question 4

Beside the Point

Answer 4

Argues an irrelevant conclusion to the issue at hand

Question 5

Straw Man

Answer 5

Misrepresenting the opposition’s view and attacking that

Question 6

Appeal to the Crowd

Answer 6

Using the group opinion to support a conclusion

Question 7

Opposition

Answer 7

Denying a view due to it simply coming from an opposing side

Question 8

Genetic

Answer 8

Dismissing a belief based on origin

Question 9

Appeal to Ignorance

Answer 9

Supporting an argument by stating a lack of information as a premise

Question 10

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Answer 10

“after this therefore because of this”

Question 11

Part-Whole

Answer 11

Claiming the truth of the whole of something makes its parts all true, and vice versa

Question 12

Appeal to Authority

Answer 12

Appealing to expert opinion to confirm the truth of something

Question 13

Ad hominem

Answer 13

a “personal attack” that disqualifies an argument due to a characteristic of the person

Question 14

Pro-Con

Answer 14

Stacking the deck, showing either all the cons or all the pros

Question 15

Black and White

Answer 15

oversimplifies by assuming that one or another of two extreme cases must be true

Question 16

False Stereotype

Answer 16

assumes that members of a certain group are more alike than they actually are

Question 17

Appeal to Force

Answer 17

substitutes violence for reasoning

Question 18

Complex Question

Answer 18

“trick question” combines a statement with a question