Logical Fallacies Hadley UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Logical Fallacies Hadley UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Logical Fallacy - CORRECT ANSWER - A mistaken belief based on an unsound
argument


Appeal to false authority - CORRECT ANSWER - using experts on a certain subject to
impress on another


Appeal to ignorance - CORRECT ANSWER - using lack of evidence as evidence
"Prove to me God exists" "prove to me he doesn't"


Ad Hominem (Argument against the man) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Person A makes a
claim
-Person B makes an attack on person A
-Therefore A's claim is false


Slippery Slope - CORRECT ANSWER - The assumption that something is wrong because
it is next to something wrong and could "slide" toward it
"Allowing abortion in the first week of pregnancy would lead to allowing abortion in the ninth
month"


Ad Populum (To the people) - CORRECT ANSWER - Using emotionally loaded words to
sway minds; plays on prejudice; anger, spite, envy


The Straw Man - CORRECT ANSWER - Attacking an exaggerated or caricatured version
of your opponent's position
"Senator Jones says that we should not fund the attack submarine program. I disagree entirely. I
cannot understand why he wants to leave us defenseless."