ABCTE - ELA - Fallacies questions with answers 2024

ABCTE - ELA - Fallacies Appeal to Authority - correct answer Relies on an important source to provide evidence in an area outside his/her expertise. Appeal to Authority - correct answer (ex.) "Laws against marijuana are plain silly. Why, Bill Clinton admitted to smoking pot." Red Herring - correct answer Presents a misleading argument in order to distract attention from the real point being argued. Red Herring - correct answer (ex.) "Abortion should be legal. Look at those mean protesters outside abortion clinics." Self-Contradiction - correct answer Presents evidence that supports contradictory premises or contradicts itself. Self-Contradiction - correct answer (ex.) "People are eligible to apply for a learner's permit to drive if they have (a) no previous driving experience, (b) access to a vehicle, and (c) experience operating a motor vehicle." Confusion of Fact & Opinion - correct answer To mistake a value judgment as objective fact. (To give opinions as if they were facts). Confusion of Fact & Opinion - correct answer (ex.) "You need to buy steak because it is known to be the best kind of red meat." Equivocation - correct answer To shift the use of a word throughout the course of the argument. To use a word to mean one thing, then later using it to mean something different.