Fallacies Quiz
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Show answer choices Show answer choices Show answer choices Question 1
A hasty generalization could involve
assuming, based off one negative experience with a person, that all people are awful.
name calling
making up an argument, and attacking that argument Question 2
When someone brings up a point in an argument that, whether true or not, is irrelevant and ultimately designed to distract from the main argument, that person is committing a straw man fallacy
red herring fallacy
genetic fallacy
ad hoc fallacy
Question 3
Attacking someone on basis of character or personality, instead of their argument, would be an example of ad hominem
genetic fallacy
straw man argumentation
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Show answer choices Show answer choices ad populum Question 4
Pathos is an appeal to character.
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Question 5
When you make a drastic or unfair comparison of one person or group with another, often using morality or ethical character as the point of comparison, you are potentially committing a: straw man fallacy moral equivalence fallacy
genetic fallacy
either / or fallacy
Question 6
When you oversimplify an argument, suggesting there are ONLY two possible outcomes to a situation, you are committing the either / or fallacy
straw man fallacy
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Show answer choices Show answer choices post hoc / ad ergo fallacy
hasty generalization fallacy Question 7
A pathos based fallacy often involves exploiting the audience's emotional state.
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False
Question 8
A 'slippery slope' fallacy example would be: Outright lying during a debate.
Suggesting that, if one particular event happens, it will lead to a generalized chain of extreme events.
Name calling your opponent in a debate.
When you grease the stairs to the debate stage so your opponent falls and tumbles down the stairs.
Question 9
A 'straw man' argument happens when
Someone, sometimes twisting or taking your words out of context, attacks an argument or point of view that is not your own.
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Show answer choices when one uses an irrelevant point to distract the audience during debate.
one compares two points or subjects to falsely draw a conclusion about the other.
one is making a harsh generalization about society
Question 10
When you make a judgment on something based on its origins, you are potentially committing a
either / or fallacy
ad hominem fallacy
genetic fallacy moral equivalence fallacy