Logical Fallacies Midterm Exam

Why should we listen to Paskett about which car is better? He's dumb because he eats sunflower seeds.

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

• Equivocation

• Straw Man

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This fallacy refers to "name calling" instead of addressing the actual issue

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This fallacy refers to following the popular opinion; otherwise known as jumping on the _________

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I don't know much about football, but everyone likes Tom Brady, so I do too!

• Ad Hominem

• Circular Reasoning

• Either or

• Bandwagon

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Just do it! - Everyone else already did...

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

• Pathos

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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If you step on a crack, you'll break your mother's back

• Guilt by Association

• Ad Hominem

• False Cause

• Bandwagon

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The weather was perfectly fine until Aunt Jamimi showed up. Therefore she caused it.

• False Cause

• False Analogy

• False Dichotomy (either or)

• False.

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Incorrectly relating that one thing happening is the direct reason for another thing happening.

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If you give a mouse a cookie, he'll want some milk. If you give him milk, he'll want a napkin. If you give him a napkin, he'll use it to take over the world!

• Slippery slope

• Bandwagon

• Either or

• Pathos

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Incorrectly assuming that one thing now will lead to disastrous events in the future...

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