Mr. Hadley Logical Fallacies Test
Appeal to False Authority - Correct Answers -When a respected authority figures is
used to convince people of the argument at hand. The respected name impresses the
people, causing them to agree with the argument.
Appeal to Ignorance - Correct Answers -When one argues that there is no conclusive
evidence on the issue so the arguer's conclusion should be understood
Ad Hominem - Correct Answers -Person A makes claim X
Person B makes an attack on Person A
Therefore, A's claim is false
Slippery Slope - Correct Answers -The assumption is wrong because it is right next to
something that is wrong. Or, it is wrong because it could slide towards something that is
wrong.
For example, allowing abortion in the first week of pregnancy would lead to allowing it in
the ninth month
Ad Populum - Correct Answers -Using emotionally loaded words to sway the audience's
sentiments instead of their minds
Many emotions can be useful
Plays on prejudice
Ex: Middle Eastern people are terrorists.
The Straw Man - Correct Answers -Attacking an exaggerated or caricatured version of
your opponent's position
Fallacy of Diversion, "The Red Herring" - Correct Answers -Partway through an
argument, the arguer goes off on a tangent, raising a side issue that distracts the
audience from what's really at stake. Often, the arguer never returns to the original
issue.
Example: "Grading this exam on a curve would be the most fair thing to do. After all,
classes go more smoothly when the students and the professor are getting along well."
Hasty Generalization - Correct Answers -Making assumptions about a whole group or
range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or
Appeal to False Authority - Correct Answers -When a respected authority figures is
used to convince people of the argument at hand. The respected name impresses the
people, causing them to agree with the argument.
Appeal to Ignorance - Correct Answers -When one argues that there is no conclusive
evidence on the issue so the arguer's conclusion should be understood
Ad Hominem - Correct Answers -Person A makes claim X
Person B makes an attack on Person A
Therefore, A's claim is false
Slippery Slope - Correct Answers -The assumption is wrong because it is right next to
something that is wrong. Or, it is wrong because it could slide towards something that is
wrong.
For example, allowing abortion in the first week of pregnancy would lead to allowing it in
the ninth month
Ad Populum - Correct Answers -Using emotionally loaded words to sway the audience's
sentiments instead of their minds
Many emotions can be useful
Plays on prejudice
Ex: Middle Eastern people are terrorists.
The Straw Man - Correct Answers -Attacking an exaggerated or caricatured version of
your opponent's position
Fallacy of Diversion, "The Red Herring" - Correct Answers -Partway through an
argument, the arguer goes off on a tangent, raising a side issue that distracts the
audience from what's really at stake. Often, the arguer never returns to the original
issue.
Example: "Grading this exam on a curve would be the most fair thing to do. After all,
classes go more smoothly when the students and the professor are getting along well."
Hasty Generalization - Correct Answers -Making assumptions about a whole group or
range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or
