Logical Fallacies Exam Questions and
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Ad hominem - ✔✔Attacking a person's motive or character instead of his/her
argument; this is used to prejudice the audience against the opponent and his/her view
Ad populum - ✔✔The idea that if many or most people believe something, it must be
true
Ad verecundiam - ✔✔The use of an authority figure in a reference to the argument;
implies that authority/respected persons support the argument when in reality they
may not
Begging the question - ✔✔Also known as circular reasoning, an argument in which the
conclusion you are trying to prove is assumed in the premise
Either/Or Fallacy - ✔✔Asserts that a situation can have only two possible outcomes,
one of which is definitely preferable
Hasty generalization - ✔✔Basing a conclusion on too little evidence
Non sequitur - ✔✔An attempt to relate two or more ideas which are not related; one
idea does not logically lead to the next
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, Oversimplicfication - ✔✔Trying to provide a simple solution to a complex problem
Post hoc - ✔✔The assumption that an earlier event causes a later event, when there may
be no connection between them
Red herring - ✔✔Bringing up something that distracts the audience's attention from the
real issue
Misleading statistics - ✔✔The use of statistical evidence in order to mislead
Scare tactics - ✔✔Try to frighten people into agreeing with the arguer by threatening
them or predicting unrealistically dire consequences
Bandwagon appeal - ✔✔Another name for ad populum
Poisoning the well - ✔✔Another name for an ad hominem attack
Circular reasoning - ✔✔Another name for Begging the Question
Faulty anaolgy - ✔✔An inaccurate, inappropriate, or misleading comparison between
two things
Appeal to fear - ✔✔Another name for a scare tactic
Identify the logical fallacy in the example below:
Martha: I am innocent to a witch. i know not what a witch is.
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Ad hominem - ✔✔Attacking a person's motive or character instead of his/her
argument; this is used to prejudice the audience against the opponent and his/her view
Ad populum - ✔✔The idea that if many or most people believe something, it must be
true
Ad verecundiam - ✔✔The use of an authority figure in a reference to the argument;
implies that authority/respected persons support the argument when in reality they
may not
Begging the question - ✔✔Also known as circular reasoning, an argument in which the
conclusion you are trying to prove is assumed in the premise
Either/Or Fallacy - ✔✔Asserts that a situation can have only two possible outcomes,
one of which is definitely preferable
Hasty generalization - ✔✔Basing a conclusion on too little evidence
Non sequitur - ✔✔An attempt to relate two or more ideas which are not related; one
idea does not logically lead to the next
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, Oversimplicfication - ✔✔Trying to provide a simple solution to a complex problem
Post hoc - ✔✔The assumption that an earlier event causes a later event, when there may
be no connection between them
Red herring - ✔✔Bringing up something that distracts the audience's attention from the
real issue
Misleading statistics - ✔✔The use of statistical evidence in order to mislead
Scare tactics - ✔✔Try to frighten people into agreeing with the arguer by threatening
them or predicting unrealistically dire consequences
Bandwagon appeal - ✔✔Another name for ad populum
Poisoning the well - ✔✔Another name for an ad hominem attack
Circular reasoning - ✔✔Another name for Begging the Question
Faulty anaolgy - ✔✔An inaccurate, inappropriate, or misleading comparison between
two things
Appeal to fear - ✔✔Another name for a scare tactic
Identify the logical fallacy in the example below:
Martha: I am innocent to a witch. i know not what a witch is.
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