Fallacy Detective

Question 1

Fallacy

Answer 1

An error in logic

Question 2

2 Benefits looking at opposing viewpoints

Answer 2

1. We can change our views if we are wrong
2. We can better help others.

Question 3

Avoiding the question

Answer 3

When we introduce something irrelevant into an argument.

Question 4

Red Herring

Answer 4

Introduces an irrelevant point into an argument.

(Someone may think (or may want us to think) it proves his side but it really doesn’t)

Question 5

Special Pleading

Answer 5

When someone uses a double standard or argues for an unjustified exception.

Question 6

Ad Hominem

Answer 6

Attacking an opponent character or his motives for believing something instead of disproving the argument.

Question 7

NOT Ad Hominem

Answer 7

When someone questions whether someone else is telling the truth

Question 8

Genetic Fallacy

Answer 8

Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it.

Question 9

Tu Quoque

Answer 9

Dismissing someone’s viewpoint on an issue because he himself is inconsistent in that very thing.