Logical Fallacies

Question 1

errors in reasoning that are based 12 on poor or faulty logic. In formal argumentative
discourses, this is not acceptable and the credibility of
the speaker or writer may be questionable.

Answer 1

Logical fallacies

Question 2

occurs when someone takes another person’s argument or point, distorts it or exaggerates it as if that is really the claim the first person towards an issue.

Answer 2

STRAW MAN FALLACY

Question 3

presents only two options or sides when there are many options or sides. Essentially, a false dilemma presents a “black and white” kind of thinking when there are actually many shades of gray.

Answer 3

FALSE DILEMMA FALLACY

Question 4

basically making a claim based on a limited set of evidence. Essentially, you can’t make a claim and say that something is true if you have only an example or two as evidence.

Answer 4

HASTY GENERALIZATION FALLACY

Question 5

This type of fallacy plays upon people’s fear. In particular, this fallacy presents a scary future if a certain decision is made today.

Answer 5

APPEAL TO FEAR FALLACY

Question 6

“against the man,” and this type of fallacy is sometimes called name calling or
the personal attack fallacy. This type of fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person instead of attacking his or her argument.

Answer 6

AD HOMINEM FALLACY

Question 7

makes a claim about a series of events that would lead to one major event, usually a bad event. In this fallacy, a person makes a claim that one event leads to another event and so on until we come to some awful conclusion. Along the way, each step or event in the faulty logic becomes more and more improbable.

Answer 7

SLIPPERY SLOPE FALLACY

Question 8

also called the appeal to common belief or appeal to the masses because it’s all about getting people to do or think something because “everyone else is doing it” or “everything else thinks this.”

Answer 8

BANDWAGON FALLACY

Question 9

connects an opponent to a demonized group of people or to a bad person in order to discredit his or her argument. The idea is that the person is “guilty” by simply being similar to this “bad” group and, therefore, should not be listened to about anything.

Answer 9

GUILT BY ASSOCIATION FALLACY