Logical Fallacies Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
hasty generalization - ✔✔using small numbers to represent the whole
post hoc / faulty causality (ergo propter) - ✔✔claiming that since something occurred
before, it must be the cause
false dichotomy (either/or) - ✔✔reducing the argument down to two possibilities
slippery slope - ✔✔A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent
steps that cannot be prevented
bandwagon fallacy - ✔✔assuming that because a claim is popular, it must be true
sentimental appeals (pathos) - ✔✔playing on readers emotions to distract them from
the facts
scare tactics - ✔✔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) - ✔✔to call someone a hypocrite instead of debating ideas
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Answers 100% Pass
hasty generalization - ✔✔using small numbers to represent the whole
post hoc / faulty causality (ergo propter) - ✔✔claiming that since something occurred
before, it must be the cause
false dichotomy (either/or) - ✔✔reducing the argument down to two possibilities
slippery slope - ✔✔A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent
steps that cannot be prevented
bandwagon fallacy - ✔✔assuming that because a claim is popular, it must be true
sentimental appeals (pathos) - ✔✔playing on readers emotions to distract them from
the facts
scare tactics - ✔✔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) - ✔✔to call someone a hypocrite instead of debating ideas
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