Ethical Fallacies

What logical fallacy involves assuming that a statement is true because it is widely held to be true?

• Consensus Fallacy

• Majority Rule Fallacy

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Appeal to Popularity Fallacy

Which fallacy occurs when someone argues that a claim must be true because it has not been proven false?

• Circular reasoning fallacy

• Argument from ignorance fallacy

• Appeal to authority fallacy

• Ad hominem fallacy

What fallacy involves attacking the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself?

• Ad Hominem

• Circular Reasoning

• Red Herring

• Strawman

Which fallacy occurs when someone argues that a claim must be true because it has not been proven false?

• Circular reasoning fallacy

• Appeal to authority fallacy

• Argument from ignorance fallacy

• Ad hominem fallacy

What fallacy involves using an irrelevant personal attack to distract from the argument being made?

• red herring

• tu quoque

• strawman

• ad hominem

Which fallacy occurs when someone argues that a claim must be true because it has not been proven false?

• Argument from Incredulity Fallacy

• Burden of Proof Fallacy

• Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy

• Proof by Assertion Fallacy

What fallacy involves assuming that something is true because it is difficult to prove it false?

• Circular reasoning fallacy

• Appeal to authority fallacy

• Argument from ignorance fallacy

• Hasty generalization fallacy

Which fallacy occurs when someone argues that a claim must be true because it has not been proven false?

• Burden of Proof Fallacy

• Unproven Truth Fallacy

• Proof of Absence Fallacy

• False Proof Fallacy

What fallacy involves using an irrelevant personal attack to distract from the argument being made?

• ad hominem

• strawman

• tu quoque

• red herring

Which fallacy occurs when someone argues that a claim must be true because it has not been proven false?

• Argument from ignorance fallacy

• Circular reasoning fallacy

• Appeal to authority fallacy

• Hasty generalization fallacy