Thinking skills and Fallacies

Which of the following fallacies involves assuming that a statement is true simply because a particular authority figure believes it?

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery slope

• Appeal to authority

• False Dilemma

Which of the following fallacies involves presenting an extreme and unlikely scenario in order to make an argument appear more valid?

• Non sequitur

• Straw Man

• Slippery slope

• Affirming the Consequent

Which of the following fallacies involves presenting a limited number of options as the only possible choices?

• Non sequitur

• Begging the question

• False Dilemma

• Denying the Antecedent

Which of the following fallacies involves attacking a person's character or personal traits in order to discredit their argument?

• Ad Hominem

• Motte and Bailey

• Straw Man

• Slippery slope

Which of the following fallacies involves assuming that a statement is because people say it is?

• False Dilemma

• Denying the Antecedent

• Affirming the Consequent

• Begging the question

Which of the following fallacies involves using a vague and ambiguous term in order to make an argument appear more valid?

• Non sequitur

• Motte and Bailey

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery slope

Which of the following fallacies involves making an argument that does not follow logically from the premises?

• Non sequitur

• Begging the question

• False Dilemma

• Denying the Antecedent

Which of the following fallacies involves assuming that two events are causally related simply because they occurred in sequence?

• Affirming the Consequent

• Slippery slope

• Straw Man

• Appeal to authority

Which of the following fallacies involves assuming that a statement is true simply because it is difficult to disprove?

• Begging the question

• Ad Hominem

• Motte and Bailey

• Non sequitur

Which of the following fallacies involves assuming that a statement is true simply because it has not been proven false?

• Denying the Antecedent

• Affirming the Consequent

• False Dilemma

• Begging the question