Logical Fallacies

Question 1

Ad hominem

Answer 1

A distraction that attacks an opponent’s character when a character is irrelevant to the argument.

Question 2

Tu Quoque

Answer 2

Irrelevantly appealing to supposed hypocrisy between arguments and actions.

Question 3

Straw Man

Answer 3

Misrepresents or hyperbolizes an opponent’s position to make it easier to defeat.

Question 4

Red Herring

Answer 4

A distraction that ultimately leads away from the truth of the matter.

Question 5

Slippery Slope

Answer 5

Assumes that taking step ‘A’ will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented.

Question 6

Black or White

Answer 6

Two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist.

Question 7

False Cause

Answer 7

Occurs when the alleged cause fails to be related to, or to produce the effect stated.

Question 8

Loaded Question

Answer 8

The assumption built into it so that it cannot be answered without making one appear guilty.

Question 9

Bandwagon

Answer 9

Assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.

Question 10

Anecdotal

Answer 10

Using personal experience or an isolated example instead of a valid argument especially to dismiss statistics.

Question 11

Appeal to Authority

Answer 11

A speaker or writer seeks to persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have for a famous person or institution.

Question 12

Appeal to Emotion

Answer 12

Using manipulative emotion instead of the valid argument to convince.

Question 13

Texas Sharpshooter

Answer 13

Jumping to the conclusion.

Question 14

Personal Incredulity

Answer 14

Arguing that because something is difficult to understand it must necessarily be untrue.

Question 15

Genetic Fallacy

Answer 15

Questions revolving around;
where it began,
how it began,
or who began it.