Logical Fallacies Flashcards
What is the appeal to fear fallacy?
A fallacy in which the writer appeals to fear by threatening the audience with a consequence if their claim is not accepted.
Which type of fallacy is exemplified in the following sentence:
If you do not complete all of your homework for this week I will fail you and you will not be able to graduate.
The appeal to fear fallacy
What is the Ad, Hominem fallacy?
An argument that attacks the opposer of the argument rather than opinions.
The following sentence is an example of which type of fallacy:
Marc Anthony is not a good singer because he looks like an alcoholic.
The Ad, Hominem fallacy.
The false dilemma fallacy is one that…
(hint… dilemma means two negative options)
only presents two negative choices to solve for a solution and forces the audience to choose from those listed wen in reality there are many more.
The following sentence is an example of which fallacy?
Northwestern is in bad shape, it is in dire need of new teachers and materials. We either have to tear it down and put up a new building over the summer or risk students education by not making a change at all.”
The false dilemma fallacy.
The slippery slope fallacy is a…
conclusion based on a chain reaction (if A happens so will B, C, D, E, F, and G eventually)
The following sentence is an example of which fallacy?
“If the Fulton County school system approves a new alternative schedule for 6 block classes a week they’ll eventually make it so that students only have to go to school for 4 days a week!”
The slippery slope fallacy.
The false analogy fallacy is one that…
uses metaphors to relate ideas or situations that are not very similar to prove a point.
The following sentence is an example of which fallacy?
“Guns are like hammers, both dangerous and made out of metal, if we are not banning hammers we should not ban guns either!”
The false analogy fallacy.
The red herring fallacy is an argument that…
avoids the actual argument.
The following sentence is an example of which fallacy?
“We can’t raise salaries, but we still provide great benefits for our employees.”
The red herring fallacy.
The false authority fallacy is one that…
presents people as authorities on products or issues that may be experts in a totally different field.
Tiger woods wears Ralph Lauren’s polo brand, and since e is an expert golfer, he must also be an expert in polo shirts. This is an example of what fallacy?
The false authority fallacy.
The post-hoc fallacy (or false cause and effect) is one that…
has a cause and effect relationship between two events which are very unreasonable.
