Logical Fallacies TEST Questions and
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ad hominem - ✔✔attacking the person rather than the argument
bandwagon - ✔✔tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it
is popular or everyone is doing it
confirmation bias - ✔✔a tendency to search for information that confirms one's
preconceptions
exaggeration - ✔✔overstatement
hasty generalization - ✔✔a fallacy in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on
the basis of insufficient evidence
post hoc ergo propter hoc - ✔✔improperly assuming that a sequence in time implies a
cause and effect
red herring - ✔✔A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the
subject under discussion
strawman - ✔✔Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack
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Answers 100% Pass
ad hominem - ✔✔attacking the person rather than the argument
bandwagon - ✔✔tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it
is popular or everyone is doing it
confirmation bias - ✔✔a tendency to search for information that confirms one's
preconceptions
exaggeration - ✔✔overstatement
hasty generalization - ✔✔a fallacy in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on
the basis of insufficient evidence
post hoc ergo propter hoc - ✔✔improperly assuming that a sequence in time implies a
cause and effect
red herring - ✔✔A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the
subject under discussion
strawman - ✔✔Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack
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