Logical Fallacies UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
hasty generalization - CORRECT ANSWER - using small numbers to represent the whole
post hoc / faulty causality (ergo propter) - CORRECT ANSWER - claiming that since
something occurred before, it must be the cause
false dichotomy (either/or) - CORRECT ANSWER - reducing the argument down to two
possibilities
slippery slope - CORRECT ANSWER - A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will
lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
bandwagon fallacy - CORRECT ANSWER - assuming that because a claim is popular, it
must be true
sentimental appeals (pathos) - CORRECT ANSWER - playing on readers emotions to
distract them from the facts
scare tactics - CORRECT ANSWER - when fear, not based on evidence or reason, is being
used as the primary motivator to get others to accept an idea, proposition, or conclusion.
tu quoque (too-KWO-kwee) - CORRECT ANSWER - to call someone a hypocrite instead
of debating ideas
appeal to false authority - CORRECT ANSWER - presenting an unqualified person or
institution as a source of credible information
Questions and CORRECT Answers
hasty generalization - CORRECT ANSWER - using small numbers to represent the whole
post hoc / faulty causality (ergo propter) - CORRECT ANSWER - claiming that since
something occurred before, it must be the cause
false dichotomy (either/or) - CORRECT ANSWER - reducing the argument down to two
possibilities
slippery slope - CORRECT ANSWER - A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will
lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
bandwagon fallacy - CORRECT ANSWER - assuming that because a claim is popular, it
must be true
sentimental appeals (pathos) - CORRECT ANSWER - playing on readers emotions to
distract them from the facts
scare tactics - CORRECT ANSWER - when fear, not based on evidence or reason, is being
used as the primary motivator to get others to accept an idea, proposition, or conclusion.
tu quoque (too-KWO-kwee) - CORRECT ANSWER - to call someone a hypocrite instead
of debating ideas
appeal to false authority - CORRECT ANSWER - presenting an unqualified person or
institution as a source of credible information
