5.4 - Vocabulary Review

What is an Ad Hominem fallacy?

• An attack on someone's character rather than the argument

• A general statement made without evidence

• A tactic to distract from key issues

• A conclusion based on a causal chain of events

Which fallacy is also known as the "bandwagon fallacy"?

• Ad Hominem

• Ad Populum

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

What does a Hasty Generalization involve?

• A conclusion based on insufficient evidence

• An attack on someone's character

• A distraction from key issues

• A causal chain of events leading to an extreme outcome

Which fallacy involves using a tactic to distract from an argument by avoiding key issues?

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Populum

• Red Herring

• Hasty Generalization

What is a Slippery Slope fallacy?

• A general statement made without evidence

• A conclusion based on a causal chain of events

• An attack on someone's character

• A tactic to distract from key issues

What is a Strawman argument?

• An oversimplification of and subsequent attack on the viewpoint of another

• An analogy that incorrectly connects two things

• The use of an argument’s conclusion as a premise

• A conclusion that does not follow logically

Which type of argument incorrectly connects two things based on other shared characteristics?

• Strawman

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

• Non sequitur

What is Circular Reasoning?

• An oversimplification of another's viewpoint

• An analogy that connects unrelated things

• Using an argument’s conclusion as a premise

• A conclusion that does not logically follow

What does Non sequitur mean in logical arguments?

• An oversimplification of another's viewpoint

• An analogy that connects unrelated things

• Using an argument’s conclusion as a premise

• A conclusion that does not logically follow