Final Vocab (new word only)

Question 1

Ad populum

Answer 1

A fallacy where an argument is that something is true because many people believe it, instead of providing evidence

(also known as the “bandwagon” fallacy)

Question 2

Desolation

Answer 2

A state of complete emptiness or destruction; anguished misery or loneliness

Question 3

Dissonance

Answer 3

A tension or clash between two badly matched elements

Question 4

Ethical

Answer 4

Having to do with morals (being truthful, fair, honest)

Question 5

Melancholy

Answer 5

A feeling of thoughtful sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Question 6

Resolute

Answer 6

admirably purposeful, determines, and unwavering

Question 7

Slippery slope

Answer 7

a fallacy in which an argument is used that an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous without direct evidence that this course of events will happen

Question 8

Stimulus

Answer 8

something that brings forth a specific reaction