logical fallacies

Question 1

begging the question

Answer 1

any form of argument where the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises

Question 2

appeal to false authority

Answer 2

using an alleged authority as evidence in your argument when the authority is not really an authority on the facts relevant to the argument

Question 3

post hoc/faulty casuality

Answer 3

to falsely assume when two events occur together that one must have caused the other

Question 4

slippery slope

Answer 4

suggests that taking a minor action will lead to major/ludicrous consequences

Question 5

either/or

Answer 5

limited number of alternatives

Question 6

stacking the deck

Answer 6

any evidence supporting the other argument is ignored (used in propaganda)

Question 7

straw man argument

Answer 7

taking another person’s argument and stretching it in an extreme way

Question 8

ad hominem

Answer 8

attacking the person making the argument when the attack is irrelavent

Question 9

bandwagon appeal

Answer 9

assumption that the opinion of the majority is always valid

Question 10

scare tactic

Answer 10

fear used as motivator

Question 11

red herring

Answer 11

redirecting the argument to another issue

Question 12

appeal to tradition

Answer 12

“its always been done this way”

Question 13

hasty generalization

Answer 13

drawing conclusions based on small sample size

Question 14

equivocation

Answer 14

using an ambiguous term in more than one sense

Question 15

false analogy

Answer 15

analogy is used to prove/disprove an argument but the analogy is too dissimaler

Question 16

non sequitor

Answer 16

conclusion that doesn’t logically follow from the previous argument