1) This fallacy suggests two extreme positions and demands that an audience choose one of those options a) The either/or b) Shifting the issue c) Straw Man d) Erroneous appeal to authority 2) This fallacy chooses to argue with the weakest, most absurd or uncharitable view of the opponent's position instead of the actual argument being made. a) strawman b) Sweeping Generalization c) ad hominem d) Erroneous appeal to authority 3) Because a writer or speaker committed a fallacy in his or her project, the entire argument has been rendered moot or invalid. a) Fallacy of Fallacies b) appeal to pity c) ad hominem d) Hasty generalization 4) This fallacy suggests that because a small action was taken, things are going to spin quickly out of control and disaster is inevitable a) circular reasoning b) Slippery Slope c) ad hominem d) The Either/Or 5) This fallacy suggests that because the proposed solution is a compromise, it is automatically the best approach to the issue a) Fallacy of the Middle Ground b) Confusing Cause and Effect c) Appeal to fear d) Circular reasoning 6) This is a personal attack instead of actually addressing the issue a) ad hominem b) Straw Man c) appeal to Ignorance d) appeal to authority 7) This fallacy occurs when the premise of the argument and the conclusion are the same a) Circular reasoning b) Shifting the Issue c) appeal to pity d) Erroneous appeal to authority 8) This fallacy suggests that because attempts to change an issue have been ineffectual in the past, trying to change the issue now is futile and it takes a broad general rule and applies it to all similar situatuions a) ad hominem b) Sweeping Generalization c) Erroneous appeal to authority d) strawman 9) This fallacy uses emotional manipulation/ relative morality, using our compassion instead of fact to justify behavior. a) Appeal to pity b) ad hominem c) strawman d) Hasty Generalization 10) The purpose of this fallacy is to appeal solely to pathos in order to terrify people into action a) Appeal to fear b) Straw Man c) Bandwagon d) Fallacy of Division 11) This fallacy suggests that the actions or thoughts of another (person, institution, country) are the sole reason why the audience should adopt the same perspective/action a) strawman b) Bandwagon c) Erroneous appeal to authority d) False analogy 12) Instead of addressing the arguing, this fallacy refers to deliberately changing the topic a) hasty generalization b) false analogy c) Shifting the issue  d) Circular reasoning 13) This fallacy trusts the wrong, usually famous, source in order to prove an argument a) Erroneous appeal to authority b) Appeal to fear c) Bandwagon d) Ad Hominem 14) This fallacy uses a sample that is too small to be representative to make a major assumption about an issue a) Hasty Generalization b) Sweeping generalization c) Fallacy of division d) False Analogy 15) This fallacy suggests that because someone is a member of a particular group, that person will behave and think exactly in step with that group a) Fallacy of division b) hasty generalization c) Sweeping Generalization d) Confusing Cause and Effect 16) This fallacy ignores possible coincidence or additional causes to suggest that because of timing, two events must be related a) Confusing cause and effect b) hasty generalization c) False Analogy d) Slippery Slope 17) This fallacy makes an invalid comparison between countries, institutions or individuals a) False Analogy b) Fallacy of division c) Bandwagon d) Hasty Generalization

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