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Logical Fallacies
True or False
Indicate in the space provided whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1
A statement is
logically irrelevant
to another statement when it counts against that statement.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
2
A statement is
positively relevant
to another statement if it counts in favor of that statement.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
3
Every personal attack is a fallacy, even when such an attack is not intended to provide a reason for rejecting a claim or argument.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
4
You can safely assume that, if a person has a vested interest in an issue, any position that he or she takes on that subject must be false or weakly supported.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
5
Whenever we accuse someone of being a hypocrite, we commit the fallacy of
Look Who's Talking
.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
6
Not every argument containing an emotional appeal is fallacious.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
7
Generally speaking, if a belief is held by most people, this is evidence that the belief or practice should be accepted.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
8
When we misrepresent the arguments of others and then attack the misrepresentation rather than the actual position, we commit the
Straw Man Fallacy
.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
9
An arguer commits the fallacy of
Equivocation
when they use a key word in two or more senses in the same argument and the apparent success of the argument depends on the shift in meaning.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
10
When an arguer's motives seem suspicious, or in other words their reasons "smell fishy," they have committed the fallacy of
Red Herring
.
A)
TRUE
B)
FALSE
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