inductive fallacies

Question 1

ad hominem

Answer 1

attacks the person instead of the argument

Question 2

strawman fallacy

Answer 2

misrepresents an argument in an exaggerated/distracted way; it avoids direct engagement with the issue and instead attacks and creates a twisted version

Question 3

false dilemma

Answer 3

presents only 2 options when more exist; this or that an nothing else

Question 4

guilt by association

Answer 4

when someone is judged or miscredited because of a connection to another person or idea or group

Question 5

genetic fallacy

Answer 5

judging or taking a stance against something based on the source that it came from

Question 6

line drawing

Answer 6

argument/stance that because no clear line can be drawn between two things, a distinction should not be made at all; demands clarity

Question 7

misplacing burden of proof

Answer 7

speaker/arguer shifts responsibility to prove a claim rather than doing it themselves

Question 8

begging the question

Answer 8

the argument/stance assumes what it is trying to prove; reasoning/premise is used as the conclusion

Question 9

appeal to emotion

Answer 9

using emotional triggers to persuade rather than logic