Political Fallacies

Question 1

Whataboutism

Answer 1

Diverting attention from criticism by pointing to others’ faults.

Question 2

Gaslighting

Answer 2

Manipulating someone to make them question their reality.

Question 3

Scapegoating

Answer 3

Blaming a group/person for problems they didn’t cause.

Question 4

Dog Whistle Politics

Answer 4

Using coded language that appears normal but signals a controversial idea to a specific group.

Question 5

False Flag

Answer 5

Pretending an attack was done by someone else to justify retaliation.

Question 6

Wedge Issue Fallacy

Answer 6

Overstating a minor disagreement to divide opponents.

Question 7

Appeal to Nationalism

Answer 7

Using patriotism as a substitute for logical argument.

Question 8

Fearmongering

Answer 8

Exaggerating threats to influence public opinion.

Question 9

Cherry Picking

Answer 9

Selecting only favorable data and ignoring the rest.

Question 10

Gish Gallop

Answer 10

Overwhelming an opponent with a flood of weak arguments.

Question 11

Cult of Personality

Answer 11

Using a charismatic leader to shield from criticism or evidence.

Question 12

Moral Equivalence

Answer 12

Suggesting two unequal things are morally the same.

Question 13

Reductio ad Hitlerum

Answer 13

Comparing something to Hitler or Nazis to discredit it.

Question 14

Tokenism

Answer 14

Including a single member of a minority group to deflect criticism.

Question 15

Overton Window Manipulation

Answer 15

Shifting public discourse by proposing extreme positions to make moderate ones seem acceptable.

Question 16

Nirvana Fallacy

Answer 16

Rejects a realistic solution because it isn’t perfect, comparing it unfairly to an idealized, flawless alternative (which usually doesn’t exist).