Logical Fallacy Exam Prep Q&A 100%
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Hasty Generalization - ✔✔Making assumptions about a whole group or range of
causes based on a sample that is inadequate.
i.e. stereotypes about people; "grad students are nerdy"
Missing the Point - ✔✔The premises of an argument do support a particular
conclusion- but not the conclusion that the arguer actually draws
Post Hoc (False Clause) - ✔✔the logical fallacy of believing that temporal
succession implies a causal relation; after this, therefore because of this
Slippery Slope - ✔✔a fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to
subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
Weak Analogy - ✔✔Many arguments rely on an analogy between two or more
objects, ideas, or situations. Two things being compared that aren't really alike
Appeal to Authority - ✔✔A fallacy in which a speaker or writer seeks to
persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have
towards the issues being discussed.
Ad hominem and Tu Quoque - ✔✔Ad Hominem=against the person Tu
quoque=you too!
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Hasty Generalization - ✔✔Making assumptions about a whole group or range of
causes based on a sample that is inadequate.
i.e. stereotypes about people; "grad students are nerdy"
Missing the Point - ✔✔The premises of an argument do support a particular
conclusion- but not the conclusion that the arguer actually draws
Post Hoc (False Clause) - ✔✔the logical fallacy of believing that temporal
succession implies a causal relation; after this, therefore because of this
Slippery Slope - ✔✔a fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to
subsequent steps that cannot be prevented
Weak Analogy - ✔✔Many arguments rely on an analogy between two or more
objects, ideas, or situations. Two things being compared that aren't really alike
Appeal to Authority - ✔✔A fallacy in which a speaker or writer seeks to
persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have
towards the issues being discussed.
Ad hominem and Tu Quoque - ✔✔Ad Hominem=against the person Tu
quoque=you too!
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©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
