logical fallacies bitch

Question 1

abusive ad hominem

Answer 1

sidetracks the issue by attacking the person

Question 2

tu quo que

Answer 2

attempts to discredit an argument based on a persons hypocrisy

Question 3

ad populum

Answer 3

whats popular is whats right

Question 4

straw man

Answer 4

weakened misrepresentation of an opponents view

Question 5

guilt by association

Answer 5

use of reputation to discredit

Question 6

non sequiter

Answer 6

draws a conclusion that does not follow the premises

Question 7

appeal to ignorance

Answer 7

argues that lack of evidence is evidence

Question 8

appeal to authority

Answer 8

submits testimony from an irrelevant source as evidence

Question 9

bifurcation

Answer 9

reducing possibilities to only 2

Question 10

false cause

Answer 10

turns a coincidence into a cause

Question 11

hasty generalization

Answer 11

concludes too much from too little

Question 12

sweeping generalization

Answer 12

misapplies a true principles to a situation that is exceptional

Question 13

red herring

Answer 13

presents irrelevancy to distract from the original issue

Question 14

slippery slope

Answer 14

the prediction of catastrophe based on a series of links started by one particular act

Question 15

question-begging epithet

Answer 15

calls someone a name that implies a quality or fact that is not proved

Question 16

equivocation

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changes the meaning of a word in mid-disscussion

Question 17

appeal to emotions

Answer 17

manipulates agreement by the way of emotion instead of cogent reason

Question 18

speacil pleading

Answer 18

colors the language according to the arguers perspective

Question 19

amphiboly

Answer 19

exploits grammatical ambiguity with the syntax to lead to a false or questionable conclusion

Question 20

complex question

Answer 20

asks a question that assumes and so corners the respondent