logical fallacies #1

Question 0

red herring

Answer 0

partway through an argument, the argues goes off on a tangent, raising a side issuer that distracts the audience from what’s really at stake.
“grading this exam on a curve would be the most fair thing to do. after all, classes go more smoothly when the students and the professor are getting along well”

Question 1

post hoc (false cause)

Answer 1

assuming that because B comes after A, A caused B.
“if I register for a class, and my name later appears on the roll, it’s true that the first even cause the one that came later.

Question 2

reductio ad absurdum

Answer 2

mode of argumentation that seeks to establish contention by deriving an absurdity from its denial, thus arguing that a thesis must be accepted because it’s rejection would be untenable.
“always”

Question 3

non sequitur

Answer 3

an argument in which is conclusion does not follow from it’s premise
“I hear the rain falling outside my window; therefore, the sun is not shining.”

Question 4

begging the question

Answer 4

circular logic or circular reasoning.

“this painting is trash because it is obviously worthless”