Fallacies

Question 1

Non sequitor

Answer 1

The warrant is missing: no reasoned connection is drawn between the premises and the conclusion.

Question 2

False Cause (post hac)

Answer 2

Assuming that because one event occurs after another, that the first event caused the later one.

Question 3

Fallacy of Composition

Answer 3

Assuming that what is true for the part is equally true for the whole

Question 4

Slippery Slope

Answer 4

Assuming that one event will necessarily result in a series of events.

Question 5

Either/Or

Answer 5

Poses a false dilemma between two options, when other options exist.

Question 6

Circular Argument

Answer 6

The premises of the argument presume the conclusion.

Question 7

Ad hominem

Answer 7

Attacks the character of the opponent rather than the quality of the argument.

Question 8

Equivocation

Answer 8

Using unclear language to exploit multiple meanings.

Question 9

Appeal to Probability

Answer 9

Confuses probability with certainty.