ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Scare Tactics - CORRECT ANSWER - Presents an issue using exaggerated threats or
dangers
Ad Populum - CORRECT ANSWER - Appeals to the shared opinion of a large group
Hasty Generalizations - CORRECT ANSWER - A conclusion based on insufficient
evidence
Ad Hominem - CORRECT ANSWER - Attacks on a person's character rather than their
argument
False Authority - CORRECT ANSWER - Claim is based on someone who lacks
credentials
Straw Man - CORRECT ANSWER - Misrepresenting or oversimplifying a person's
argument
Slippery Slope - CORRECT ANSWER - Exaggerates the consequences of an
inconsequential action
Equivocation - CORRECT ANSWER - Misrepresenting the truth with deceptive language
Faulty Cause & Effect - CORRECT ANSWER - Assumes the 1st event always causes the
2nd event