Welcome to your Argrument Styles Quiz 1
Which fallacy involves misrepresenting an argument to make it easier to attack?
Which tactic distracts from the main issue by introducing irrelevant information?
Attacking the person instead of the argument is known as what?
Which fallacy assumes something is true because an authority says so?
Using emotions to bypass logic is known as what?
Claiming a small step will lead to a chain of disasters is which fallacy?
Presenting only two options when more exist is what?
Which fallacy uses the conclusion as a premise?
Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence is called what?
Which fallacy argues something is true because “everyone believes it”?
Assuming A caused B simply because B followed A is what fallacy?
Accusing someone of hypocrisy to avoid the argument is called what?
Claiming something is true because it hasn’t been proven false is what?
Comparing two things as equal when they are not is what fallacy?
Redefining a group to dismiss counterexamples is which fallacy?
Changing criteria after they’ve been met is known as what?
Deflecting criticism by bringing up an unrelated issue is what?
Reducing a complex issue to a single simple cause is what?
Manipulating someone to doubt their memory or perception is called what?
Choosing only evidence that supports your argument is what?
Which fallacy presents an oversimplified “either/or” scenario?
Which fallacy claims something must be true because many people believe it?
Which tactic misdirects attention from the real argument?
Which argument style attacks the speaker rather than the claim?
Which fallacy insists winning requires changing the criteria mid-argument?
