Fallacies - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 ...

D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) Questions and Answers 2023. D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) 1. Please enter your first and last name and today's date: * Red Herring Ad Hominem Appeal to Unqualified Authority Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc 2. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of relevance?" Straw Figure Texas Sharpshooter Hasty Generalization Appeal to Ignorance 3. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of weak induction?" 4. Which are t...

Ad hominem (Attacking the arguer) correct answers A fallacy which attacks the person arguing rather than the argument itself Ambiguous correct answers A word that can have more than one meaning and it is not clear which meaning is intended Analogy correct answers Form of argument using parallel situations to encourage you to accept the conclusion. Explain one thing by comparing it to a more familiar thing. Analyze/ Analysis correct answers Break an argument down into its component parts...

PHL INFORMAL FALLACIES TEST QUESTIONS

D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) Questions and Answers 2023. D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) 1. Please enter your first and last name and today's date: * Red Herring Ad Hominem Appeal to Unqualified Authority Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc 2. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of relevance?" Straw Figure Texas Sharpshooter Hasty Generalization Appeal to Ignorance 3. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of weak induction?" 4. Which are t...

Strawman - Answer- Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack. Example: After will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying he is surprised that Will hates our country so much and wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending. false cause - Answer- You presumed that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other. Many people confuse correlation (things happening ...

Logical Fallacies (English 12) Test Questions and Answers Bandwagoning (ad populum) - Answer-emotional appeals to secure agreement by implying that a position must be accepted regardless of the evidence because... Everyone with credibility holds that position. Why can't I get a tattoo? Everyone else has a tattoo. False Analogy - Answer-Using an analogy to support arguments when the analogy goes a little to far. There are hidden assumptions that don't stand the test of relevance. ...

D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) Questions and Answers 2023.D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) 1. Please enter your first and last name and today's date: * Red Herring Ad Hominem Appeal to Unqualified Authority Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc 2. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of relevance?" Straw Figure Texas Sharpshooter Hasty Generalization Appeal to Ignorance 3. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of weak induction?" 4. Which are the...

Fallacies Worksheet Questions and Answers 100% Correct I can't support Representative Frey's proposal for campaign finance reform. After all, he was kicked out of law school for cheating on an exam. Ad Hominem Fallacy I don't see any reason to wear a helmet when I ride a bike. Everyone bikes without a helmet. Bandwagon Fallacy If we allow the school board to spend money remodeling the gymnasium, next they will want to build a new school and give all the teachers a huge raise. T...

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