1. Post Hoc Fallacy = _____ 2. Third Cause = _____ 3. Alleged Certainty = _____ 4. Complex Question = _____ 5. Ad Hominem = _____ 6. Appeal to Authority = _____ 7. Slippery Slope = _____ 8. False Dilemma = _____ 9. Appeal to Tradition = _____ 10.Appeal to Fear = _____ 11.Appeal to Popularity (Bandwagoning) = _____ | 1. A fallacy that combines two unrelated questions into a question that requires a single answer. 2. The argument that plays on the idea that "everyone's doing it." 3. The claim that X caused Y when it can be proved that both X and Y are caused by Z. 4. An attempt to divert attention away from the question at issue by arguing that a certain decision, if made, would set in motion a series of increasingly severe consequences that, in reality, may or may not occur. 5. A fallacy in which the arguer assumes the point he or she is trying to prove is correct in the first place. 6. The argument that Y was caused by X solely because Y came after X. 7. A fallacy in which the arguer puts down another's viewpoint based on character flaws that have nothing to do with the arguments at issue. 8. A fallacy that presents an issue or problem as if there are only two possible solutions. 9. The notion that if some course of action is or is not pursued, terrible consequences will occur. 10. An argument that uses someone's expertise or authority, even if the argument is unrelated to that person's area of expertise. 11. Appeals to the status quo, the assertion that an idea or course of action is good because it's the way things have always been done; appeals to the status quo. |
