Fallacies

Question 1

Bandwagon fallacy

Answer 1

Something is true/good because many people believe so

Question 2

Ad Hominem // Abusive fallacy

Answer 2

• involves 2 arguers
• 👤 attacks the character of the person making the argument, not the argument itself

Question 3

Tu Quoque // “You too” fallacy

Answer 3

Reject an argument by claiming the other person is being hypocritical

Question 4

Straw man fallacy

Answer 4

Misinterpret or distort another’s argument to make it easier to attack.

Question 5

Appeal to unqualified authority

Answer 5

Support a claim made by an authority who is not an expert in the relevant field, may be biased or have a reason to lie

Question 6

Hasty generalization

Answer 6

Draw a broad conclusion based on too small or unrepresentative evidence

Question 7

False cause

Answer 7

👤 believes that just because one event follows another, it is the cause of it (cabalas)

Question 8

Slippery slope

Answer 8

👤 argues that a small event will lead to many negative ones

Question 9

Weak analogy

Answer 9

Argument based on comparison between 2 things that are not similar in relevant ways

Question 10

False dichotomy

Answer 10

👤 presents 2 alternatives as if they were the only ones available, then eliminates the undesirable one leaving the desirable one as the conclusion

Question 11

Appeal to novelty

Answer 11

👤 assumes something is better because it’s new or modern

Question 12

Appeal to tradition

Answer 12

👤 assumes that something is true or right simply because it has been done or believed for a long time