Mr. Hadley Logical Fallacies Test
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Appeal to False Authority - ✔✔When a respected authority figures is used to convince
people of the argument at hand. The respected name impresses the people, causing
them to agree with the argument.
Appeal to Ignorance - ✔✔When one argues that there is no conclusive evidence on the
issue so the arguer's conclusion should be understood
Ad Hominem - ✔✔Person A makes claim X
Person B makes an attack on Person A
Therefore, A's claim is false
Slippery Slope - ✔✔The assumption is wrong because it is right next to something that
is wrong. Or, it is wrong because it could slide towards something that is wrong.
For example, allowing abortion in the first week of pregnancy would lead to allowing it
in the ninth month
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, Ad Populum - ✔✔Using emotionally loaded words to sway the audience's sentiments
instead of their minds
Many emotions can be useful
Plays on prejudice
Ex: Middle Eastern people are terrorists.
The Straw Man - ✔✔Attacking an exaggerated or caricatured version of your
opponent's position
Fallacy of Diversion, "The Red Herring" - ✔✔Partway through an argument, the arguer
goes off on a tangent, raising a side issue that distracts the audience from what's really
at stake. Often, the arguer never returns to the original issue.
Example: "Grading this exam on a curve would be the most fair thing to do. After all,
classes go more smoothly when the students and the professor are getting along well."
Hasty Generalization - ✔✔Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases
based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or just too small).
Stereotypes about people are a common example of the principle underlying hasty
generalization.
Example: "This winter has been the coldest on record. The last two winters were cold
too. Obviously, there's no global warming going on."
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Appeal to False Authority - ✔✔When a respected authority figures is used to convince
people of the argument at hand. The respected name impresses the people, causing
them to agree with the argument.
Appeal to Ignorance - ✔✔When one argues that there is no conclusive evidence on the
issue so the arguer's conclusion should be understood
Ad Hominem - ✔✔Person A makes claim X
Person B makes an attack on Person A
Therefore, A's claim is false
Slippery Slope - ✔✔The assumption is wrong because it is right next to something that
is wrong. Or, it is wrong because it could slide towards something that is wrong.
For example, allowing abortion in the first week of pregnancy would lead to allowing it
in the ninth month
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, Ad Populum - ✔✔Using emotionally loaded words to sway the audience's sentiments
instead of their minds
Many emotions can be useful
Plays on prejudice
Ex: Middle Eastern people are terrorists.
The Straw Man - ✔✔Attacking an exaggerated or caricatured version of your
opponent's position
Fallacy of Diversion, "The Red Herring" - ✔✔Partway through an argument, the arguer
goes off on a tangent, raising a side issue that distracts the audience from what's really
at stake. Often, the arguer never returns to the original issue.
Example: "Grading this exam on a curve would be the most fair thing to do. After all,
classes go more smoothly when the students and the professor are getting along well."
Hasty Generalization - ✔✔Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases
based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or just too small).
Stereotypes about people are a common example of the principle underlying hasty
generalization.
Example: "This winter has been the coldest on record. The last two winters were cold
too. Obviously, there's no global warming going on."
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