logic assumption test

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What fallacy is this: Give me liberty or give me DEATH!

Either or

what fallacy is this: Team USA was selected from the best players in the United States. Since they are all the best at their positions,, this team is going to win."

Part to Whole

what fallacy is this: If we grant this permit to build this islamic mosque in our city, it's going to open the floodgates to terrorists! Before we know it we'll have people planting bombs in City Hal!

Slippery slope

circular reasoning

an argument which says p is true because q is true and q is true because p is true is using...

assumption

an assumption is something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof

equivocation

an equivocation changes the meaning of a word in the middle of an argument

what fallacy is this: Girls are smarter because scientists have prevent. We know the scientists are right because they are girls and girls are smarter.

circular reasoning

what fallacy is this: Dad:Son when you grow up, I want you always to be a responsible young man. Son: But Dad, I am already very responsible. Whenever something breaks around here, it seems like I am always responsible.

equivocation

what type of fallacy is this: Why do you like to disturb the neighborhood by playing you music so loud that everybody can hear it a mile away?

loaded question

slippery slope

the slippery slope fallacy assumes that if we take one step nothing will stop us from taking a series of steps because each step is the same

loaded question

when someone asks two questions, but one is hidden behind the other, that's a loaded question

either or

when someone asserts that we must choose between two things, when in fact we have more than two alternatives he is using the either or fallacy

part to whole

when someone says that what is true of part of something must also be true of the whole thing he is using the part to whole fallacy

whole to part

when someone says that what is true of something as a whole must also be true of each of its parts, then this person is using the whole to part fallacy

what fallacy is this: If our bag of potato chips won't float when I throw it in the pond, why will one of my potato chips float by itself?

whole to part


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