Test 2 Logic

Question 1

Appeal to unqualifies authority

Answer 1

cited authority or witness lacks authority

Question 2

Argument against the person (abusive)

Answer 2

verbally abusive towards another

Question 3

Strawman

Answer 3

sets up argument then knocks it back down

Question 4

False Dichotomy

Answer 4

either/or

Question 5

Composition

Answer 5

part=whole

Question 6

Division

Answer 6

reverse of a composition (whole=part)

Question 7

False Cause

Answer 7

imagined connection that does not exist

Question 8

Appeal to Force

Answer 8

involves the threat of force

Question 9

Complex Question

Answer 9

assuming a question can be answered with yes or no

Question 10

Begging the Question

Answer 10

assumes the premises provide support but they don’t

Question 11

Appeal to Pity

Answer 11

PITY (feeling bad for someone)

Question 12

Appeal to Ignorance

Answer 12

nothing has been proven about said thing

Question 13

Equivocation

Answer 13

a word or phrase is used in two different senses

Question 14

Amphiboly

Answer 14

misiunterprets an ambigious statement

Question 15

Red Herring

Answer 15

changes the subject

Question 16

Slippery Slope

Answer 16

chain reaction

Question 17

Hasty Generalization

Answer 17

sample is not representative of whole population

Question 18

Appeal to the People

Answer 18

persuasion (usually a speech)

Question 19

Suppressed Evidence

Answer 19

important evidence has been overlooked

Question 20

Weak Analogy

Answer 20

not strong enough to support the conclusion

Question 21

Tu quoque (You, Too)

Answer 21

2nd person makes the 1st person seem hypocritical

Question 22

Missing the Point

Answer 22

premises support one conclusion but then results in a different conclusion

Question 23

Circumstantial

Answer 23

circumstances that discredits the 1st person

Question 24

Accident

Answer 24

general rule is applied to a specific case that, it wasn’t intended to cover