Fallacys quiz Critical thinking

What is “appeal to authority”?

Just because a person is an expert in one field does not mean that they are an expert in another, typically celebrities and politicians

How to spot an expert?

• Education and training from reputable institutions

• Experience making reliable judgments about these issues

  • Still these individuals should not be considered infallible

Genetic fallacy

Arguing that a claim is true or false based solely on its origin or source

Fallacy of composition

Just because something is true of the part, does not mean that it is true of the whole

Fallacy of Division

• Occurs when someone argues that what is true of the whole must be true of the parts

Appeal to the Person

• Rejecting a claim by criticizing the person who makes it rather than the claim itself

Bandwagon/ Appeal to popularity

Arguing that a claim must be true because a substantial number of people believe it. Appeal to the masses.

Appeal to Minority

Rejecting anything that is accepted by the majority of people simply because it is accepted by the majority of people

Appeal to tradition

Arguing that a claim must be true because of a tradition

Appeal to ignoranace

to believe that a claimm is true becuase no one has proved it false