Fallacy Quiz

diverting attention from the real issue by focusing instead on an issue having only a surface relevance to the first.

• red herring

• non sequitur

• ad hominem

• genetic fallacy

It involves commenting on or against an opponent, to undermine him instead of his arguments.

• red herring

• non sequitur

• ad hominem

• genetic fallacy

basing the truth claim on an argument on the orgin of its claims or premises.

• red herring

• non sequitur

• ad hominem

• genetic fallacy

conclusion does not follow logically from what preceded it.

• red herring

• non sequitur

• ad hominem

• genetic fallacy

giving the impression of refuting an argument, while actually refuting an argument that was not represented

• straw man

• circular reasoning

• appeal to ignorance

• appeal to authority

occurs when the end of an argument comes back to the beginning without proving itself

• straw man

• circular reasoning

• appeal to ignorance

• appeal to authority

conclusion is true because no evidence is against it

• straw man

• circular reasoning

• appeal to ignorance

• appeal to authority

argument on unsound logic

• straw man

• circular reasoning

• appeal to ignorance

• appeal to authority