Fallacies Beginner Quiz 1

1. Which term describes any defect in an argument that consists of something other than merely false premises?

2. What master category covers a fallacy that can be identified purely by analyzing the structural layout of an argument?

3. What master category covers a fallacy that can only be detected by examining the factual content or meaning of terms?

4. Which specific subgroup of informal errors features premises that are logically irrelevant to the final conclusion?

5. Which fallacy subtype shifts focus away from an argument and directly targets the physical or moral character of the presenter?

6. Which fallacy subtype uses physical threat or implicit pressure to coerce an opponent into accepting a specific conclusion?

7. Which fallacy subtype attempts to support a conclusion by exclusively evoking emotional sorrow or standard human sympathy?

8. Which fallacy subtype plays upon a large crowd desire to belong, urging an individual to accept a claim simply because it is popular?

9. Which fallacy subtype relies on citing an illegitimate, unqualified, or heavily biased source to back up a specialized claim?

10. Which fallacy subtype argues that a proposition must be true simply because it has never been completely proven false?