Logical Fallacies (English 12) Test Questions and Answers
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Logical Fallacies
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? Eve...
Logical Fallacies (English 12) Test
Questions and Answers
The first reason television is not harmful is because it keeps you out of trouble.
Son: "Wow, Dad, it's really hard to make a living on my salary." Father: "Consider
yourself lucky, son. Why, when I was your age, I only made $40 a week."
Appeal to authority (Relevance) - Answer-Relying on opinions from an expert in one
field about a topic in another field.
Appeal to one: a person's competence in one field translates to another field
Appeal to consensus: because many people believe it, it must be true
Appeal to a select few: exclusivity
Appeal to force (Relevance) - Answer-Might makes right
"The sun orbits the Earth! Those who don't accept this will be excommunicated from the
church. I'm looking at you Galileo."
Appeal to ignorance (burdens of proof) (Relevance) - Answer-proposes that a thesis is
reasonable because there is no evidence against it
Argument to the person (ad hominem) - Answer-Refutes the oppositions arguments by
attacking the individual.
-We cannot approve of this recycling idea. It was thought of by a bunch of hippie
communist weirdos.
You also (tu quoque) (Ad hominem) - Answer-refuting argument because the
campaigner is guilty of the same offense he's campaigning against.
Drug addict persuading us not to use drugs.
Circumstantial arguments (guilt by association) (ad hominem) - Answer-irrelevant
connection between a person's actions or associations and the position being argued.
-It is useless to ask welfare clients how much money they need because they'll want as
much money as they can get.
Poisoning the well (Ad hominem) - Answer-claiming someone can't present evidence
rationally because he would benefit from the outcome personally or be exempt from its
negative outcomes.
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