AP English Language:: Unit 5 - Argument Fallacies Counterclaims

Which logical fallacy, argumentative model, or debate technique is described below?

*Attacking the personal character, background, or physical traits of the opponent rather than addressing the substance and validity of their argument.*

**A)** Ad Hominem
**B)** Tu Quoque
**C)** Straw Man
**D)** Guilt by Association

Which logical fallacy, argumentative model, or debate technique is described below?

*Distorting, exaggerating, or oversimplifying an opponent's argument to make it easy to attack, defeat, and ridicule.*

**A)** Straw Man
**B)** Ad Hominem
**C)** Red Herring
**D)** False Dilemma

Which logical fallacy, argumentative model, or debate technique is described below?

*Illegitimately reducing a complex, nuanced issue to only two extreme, mutually exclusive options while ignoring valid middle grounds.*

**A)** False Dilemma / False Dichotomy
**B)** Slippery Slope
**C)** Hasty Generalization
**D)** Circular Reasoning

Which logical fallacy, argumentative model, or debate technique is described below?

*Arguing without evidence that a minor initial action will inevitably trigger a catastrophic chain reaction of disastrous events.*

**A)** Slippery Slope
**B)** False Dilemma
**C)** Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
**D)** Red Herring

Which logical fallacy, argumentative model, or debate technique is described below?

*The logical fallacy of assuming that because Event B occurred after Event A, Event A must have caused Event B ('correlation equals causation').*

**A)** Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
**B)** Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
**C)** Slippery Slope
**D)** Hasty Generalization

Which logical fallacy, argumentative model, or debate technique is described below?

*Drawing a broad, sweeping conclusion about an entire group based on an unrepresentative, biased, or insufficient sample size.*

**A)** Hasty Generalization
**B)** Ecological Fallacy
**C)** Straw Man
**D)** Post Hoc

Which logical fallacy, argumentative model, or debate technique is described below?

*Introducing an irrelevant, distracting topic or emotional tangent to divert the audience's attention away from the original central issue.*

**A)** Red Herring
**B)** Straw Man
**C)** Ad Hominem
**D)** Ignoratio Elenchi

Which logical fallacy, argumentative model, or debate technique is described below?

*An argument where the conclusion is already assumed as true within the premise, offering no independent external proof.*

**A)** Circular Reasoning (Begging the Question)
**B)** Tautology
**C)** False Equivalence
**D)** Non Sequitur