Logical Fallacies

Question 0

Red Herring

Answer 0

Arguer goes off on a tangent to distract the audience partway through an argument.

Question 1

Post hoc

Answer 1

Assuming that because B comes after A, A caused B.

Question 2

Reductio ad absurdum

Answer 2

Establish a contention by deriving an absurdity from it’s denial

Question 3

Non sequitur

Answer 3

Conclusion does not follow from it’s premise.

Question 4

Begging the question

Answer 4

Circular logic or circular reasoning

Question 5

False Analogy

Answer 5

Attempts to compare two things that are not enough alike for that assumption to be sound.

Question 6

Either or/ If then

Answer 6

Assuming there are only two sides to an issue, ignoring all alternative viewpoints.

Question 7

Hasty Generalization

Answer 7

Making an assumption about a whole group of cases based on a sample that is inadequate.

Question 8

Slippery Slope

Answer 8

The arguer claims that a chain reaction with dire consequences will take place, but there’s not enough evidence for that assumption.

Question 9

Appeal to authority

Answer 9

Attempting to use an authority that does not apply to the topic