Fallacies

Question 1

Logical Fallacies

Answer 1

Flaws in an Argument

Question 2

Premises are not relevant to the conclusion

Answer 2

Fallacies of Relevance

Question 3

Ad Populum

Answer 3

Something is considered true or good simply because it is popular.

Question 4

The argument relies on eliciting emotions rather than relevant premises

Answer 4

Appeal to Emotions

Question 5

Red Herring

Answer 5

The premise seems related to the conclusion but its misleading or a distraction

Question 6

Making your own position appear stronger by misrepresenting your opponent’s position.

Answer 6

Straw Man

Question 7

Ad Hominem

Answer 7

Rejecting an argument based on its source or speaker

Question 8

Appeal to Force

Answer 8

Ad Baculum

Question 9

Ignoratio elaichi or Nonsequitur

Answer 9

A complete disconnect between the premies and the conclusion

Question 10

Premises are relevant but inadequate or weak

Answer 10

Fallacies of Defective Induction

Question 11

Argument from Ignorance

Answer 11

A proposition is true because it has not been proven false.

Question 12

Appealing to the testimony of an authority outside of the specified field.

Answer 12

Appeal to Inappropriate Authority

Question 13

False Cause

Answer 13

A casual argument that violates the canons of good reasoning about causation in some common or deceptive way.

Question 14

This happens when the sample size is not big enough or not representative.

Answer 14

Hasty Generalization

Question 15

Fallacies of Presumption…

Answer 15

….Begin with a false assumption and so fail to establish their conclusion

Question 16

Applies a general rule to a special circumstance where the rule does not apply

Answer 16

Fallacy of Accident

Question 17

Aphorism

Answer 17

A saying that contains a general truth

Question 18

An overworked expression

Answer 18

Cliche

Question 19

Complex Question

Answer 19

2 or more questions lumped together in an answer applied to all.

Question 20

Occurs when the argument’s premise assumes the truth of the conclusion instead of supporting it.

Answer 20

Begging the question

Question 21

Fallacies of Ambiguity

Answer 21

Reasoning goes wrong because the wording or phrases mislead the argument

Question 22

When a single word or phrase is ambiguous

Answer 22

Fallacy of Equivocation

Question 23

Fallacy of Amphiboly

Answer 23

Results from ambiguous grammar

Question 24

Emphasis on one word affects the predicted meaning of a statment

Answer 24

Fallacy of Accent

Question 25

Fallacy of Compostion

Answer 25

Assuming that what is true for a minority must be true for the majority

Question 26

Assuming that what is true for the majority must be true for the minority

Answer 26

Fallacy of Division