Logical Fallacies

Question 1

Ad Hominem

Answer 1

Attacking a person or their character, rather than their argument or reasoning

Question 2

Ad Populum

Answer 2

Attempting to swap popular support by appealing to sentimental weakness, rather than with facts

Question 3

Appeal to Authority

Answer 3

Arguing that since an authority (not necessarily an expert) thinks something, it must be true

Question 4

Appeal to Ignorance

Answer 4

Asserting a claim is true because it has not yet been proven false

Question 5

Appeal to Fear

Answer 5

Attempting to create support for an idea using deception and propaganda in attempts to increase fear and prejudice towards competition

Question 6

Bandwagon

Answer 6

Claiming something is true because most people believe it

Question 7

Black/White; Either/Or

Answer 7

Suggesting only two options exist, when, in reality, there are several options

Question 8

Circular Reasoing

Answer 8

Using evidence that hasn’t been proven in order to prove something else, and then using that something else to prove original claim

Question 9

Faulty Analogy

Answer 9

Assuming that because two things are alike in one resect, they’re alike in all respects

Question 10

Hasty Generalization

Answer 10

Using small numbers/percentages to represent the whole

Question 11

Moral Equivalence

Answer 11

Arguing that serious wrongdoings are the same as minor offenses; comparison that doesn’t work because on problem/decision is far greater/worse than another

Question 12

Non Sequitur

Answer 12

Making a conclusion that doesn’t follow based on the evidence provided

Question 13

Red Herring

Answer 13

Diverting attention from something (usually something arguer wants to avoid) by changing the subject

Question 14

Slippery Slope

Answer 14

Arguing that if one thing happens, a series of bad things will follow

Question 15

Straw Man

Answer 15

Misinterpreting a scenario, then attacking that to make the opponent look bad