Logical Fallacies

Question 1

ad hominem argument

Answer 1

an attack on another person instead of their point of view

Question 2

begging the question

Answer 2

situation that results when a writer or speaker constructs an argument on an assumption that the audience does not accept

Question 3

doubtful authority

Answer 3

the authority os not an expert, their colleagues disagree, or the reference to the authority is out of context of the situation

Question 4

either/or reasoning

Answer 4

argument that something complex can be looked at in only two different ways

Question 5

false analogy

Answer 5

comparing two things that are irrelevant, do not pose a valid comparison

Question 6

hasty generalization

Answer 6

not enough support for the inductive reasoning used

Question 7

circular argument

Answer 7

restates the argument rather than actually proving it

Question 8

slippery slope

Answer 8

conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually, through a series of small steps, B, C,…, X, Y, Z will happen too, basically equating A and Z; so if we don;t want Z to occur A must not occur

Question 9

non-sequitur

Answer 9

conclusion that had no visible connection to the support for the claim

Question 10

oversimplification

Answer 10

reducing an idea too much so it loses the point trying to be made