Logical Fallicies

Question 0

Bandwagon

Answer 0

Using the idea that because many people believe this, you should too.

Type of over-generalization

Question 1

Over-Generalization

Answer 1

Drawing too wide a conclusion from the given facts.

Question 2

Arguing in circles

Answer 2

Supporting an opinion not with evidence but with the same opinion, slightly disguised(restating the argument in different words).
Using the word you’re defining in the definition is a classic example.

Question 3

Black and white

Answer 3

An opinion that claims there are only two alternatives(when there might be more)

Question 4

Red herring

Answer 4

Presenting an irrelevant topic to divert attention away from the original issue.

Also known as Ad hominem: getting personal as to discredit someone.

Question 5

Loaded questions and statements

Answer 5

A question or statement that conceals an opinion or assumption.

Question 6

Statistical fallacies and false authority

Answer 6

People usually believe in numbers and experts without questioning them. Here statistics are used to misrepresent rather than describe.

Question 7

Faulty causal relationship

Answer 7

To excuse an action or belief by making it sound sensible. Often this assumes that anything that came before an event caused it to happen.

Question 8

Misleading comparison

Answer 8

Mistakenly believing that two situations or people can be compared.