Question 1

Implication that because two things share some characteristics, that they are alike in all ways

Accepted Answer

false analogy

Answer

post hoc, ergo propter hoc

Answer

straw man

Answer

slippery slope

Question 2

When sources are not named or identified

Accepted Answer

appeal to questionable authority

Answer

ad poplum

Answer

circular reasoning

Answer

false dilemma

Question 3

Taking one step will inevitably lead to a next undesirable step

Accepted Answer

slippery slope

Answer

ad hominem

Answer

false analogy

Answer

circular reasoning

Question 4

The claim is used to prove its own truth

Accepted Answer

circular reasoning

Answer

appeal to tradition

Answer

red herring

Answer

non sequiter

Question 5

An irrelevant issue is raised to draw attention away from the real issue

Accepted Answer

red herring

Answer

post hoc, ergo propter hoc

Answer

appeal to questionable authority

Answer

non sequiter

Question 6

The conclusion drawn has no logical connection to the evidence cited

Accepted Answer

non sequiter

Answer

ad hominem

Answer

post hoc, ergo propter hoc

Answer

false analogy

Question 7

Personal attacks on opponents

Accepted Answer

ad hominem

Answer

straw man

Answer

false dilemma

Answer

ad poplum

Question 8

Appeal to the prejudices of the crowd (i.e. patriotism or nationalism)

Accepted Answer

ad poplum

Answer

slippery slope

Answer

ad hominem

Answer

non sequiter

Question 9

What was good in the past is also good for the present or the future

Accepted Answer

appeal to tradition

Answer

false dilemma

Answer

ad poplum

Answer

circular reasoning

Question 10

The issue is reduced to two polar-opposite alternatives

Accepted Answer

false dilemma

Answer

post hoc, ergo propter hoc

Answer

appeal to tradition

Answer

non sequiter

Question 11

Because one event follows another, the first event must have caused the second

Accepted Answer

post hoc, ergo propter hoc

Answer

red herring

Answer

false dilemma

Answer

ad poplum

Question 12

Misrepresentation of an argument in order to prove it false

Accepted Answer

straw man

Answer

non sequiter

Answer

circular reasoning

Answer

ad hominem

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