Q1 Fallacies and Factual Evidence (Q4 EAPP)
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- Q1
A false or mistaken idea; an often plausible argument
that uses false or invalid inference.
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble300s - Q2
Fallacies are correct and reliable ideas about a person, or found in an argument, reason, definition, explanation and the like.
falsetrueTrue or False300s - Q3
This fallacy occurs when a person attacks another person who cites an argument instead of commenting about his or her argument.
Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
Appeal to Belief
Appeal to Authority
Ad Hominem
300s - Q4
An argument is rejected by another person when the person who gives the argument lacks consistency nor gives evident that he or she is doing or following his or her own argument; thus, his or her argument is taken to be false by another person.
Appeal to Belief
Appeal to Emotion
Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
Ad Hominem
300s - Q5
An argument could not prove its basis when the person in question is not an expert on the subject; thus, the person is considered not to be qualified in making a reliable argument.
Appeal to Belief
Appeal to Authority
Appeal to Emotion
Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
300s - Q6
An argument presented by the person is rejected by another person upon knowing that many people or most of the people that he or she knows do not act upon, follow or believe the presented argument
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Belief
Appeal to Emotion
Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
300s - Q7
An argument is accepted by another person because of the strong emotions used by the person who makes the argument.
Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
Appeal to Authority
Appeal to Belief
Appeal to Emotion
300s - Q8
It presents information, clarification, explanation and the like to support and prove a claim or an argument. Direct quotes, illustrations and statistics are some of the examples.
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Link the given terms to their respective descriptions.
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Factual evidence can be presented in different ways.
truefalseTrue or False300s