What is the definition of Ad Hominem?

Logical Fallacies Pt.1

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VICTORIA MALDONADO
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.
Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.
Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.
Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of Red Herring?
Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.
Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.
Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.
Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of Bandwagon?
Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.
Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.
Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.
Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of Slippery Slope?
Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.
Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.
Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.
Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of Straw Man?
Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.
Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.
Arguing that something is true simply because most people believe it.
A person simply ignores a person's actual position and substitutes a distorted, exaggerated or misrepresented version of that position.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of Hasty Generalization?
Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.
Introducing an irrelevant topic to distract from the actual argument.
Making a claim about a large population based on very little evidence.
Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of Begging the Question?
Rejecting an argument based on a person's habits, personality, morals, or character.
An argument is assumed to be true with no evidence other than the argument itself.
Making a claim about a large population based on very little evidence.
Arguing that one action will definitely lead to something drastically worse, without sufficient evidence.
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