Ad Fontem Arguments
From the Latin "to the man"
What is Ad Hominem?
"If you buy cheap brakes, your car will probably crash"
What is an Appeal to Fear?
If it cannot be disproven, then it must be true.
What is an Appeal to Ignorance?
"Let's assume what I am trying to prove is true."
What is Begging the Question?
The number of menu items with beef.
What is zero?
Argument that avoids by insulting the opponent
What is Ad Hominem Abusive?
"If you don't shop here, we will probably go out of business"
What is an Appeal to Pity?
"Does your investment firm make you smile?"
What is an example of the Fallacy of Irrelevant Goals of Functions?
"Logic is either my most favorite or least favorite subject"
What is an example of Bifurcation?
Besides Chik-fil-a sauce, the names of at least three other dipping sauces.
What are Barbecue, Garden Herb Ranch, Honey Mustard, Polynesian, Sweet and Spicy Sriracha, or Zesty Buffalo?
Argument that avoids by discrediting because of background, affiliations, etc.
What is Ad Hominem Circumstantial?
"Don't be left out! Put in your hot lunch order today!"
What is Mob Appeal?
"Our sandals can swat flies or pop bubble gum bubbles."
What is an example of an Irrelevant Thesis?
When you take up a belief before you have seen any evidence.
What is presuming (or making a presumption)?
The number of different salads available at Chik-fil-a.
What is 3 (Cobb, Spicy Southwest, and Market)?
From the Latin "you too"
What is Tu Quoque?
"Front row seats at the Tanger Center.....only for an elite group who don't care about cost"
What is Snob Appeal?
What a person in England might call a Straw Man.
What is an "Aunt Sally"?
Name two of the four types of Begging the Question arguments.
What is Circular Reasoning, The Loaded Question, The Loaded Definition, or The Loaded Label?
The number of chik-n-minis in a large mini catering tray
What is 40?
An idea or belief that should be discounted simply because of its source or origin
What is a Genetic Fallacy?
"I only want the latest and greatest or what has been around for the longest".
What is Chronological Snobbery?
In 1807, he supposedly coined the phrase by describing how to distract dogs during a hunt
Who is William Cobbett?
Complete this Bifurcation...."You can either wear our cool clothes, or ________________"
What is "You can stay home" ("you can go out in your PJs", "you can wear a sack", "you can get laughed at all day" or something like that)?
The names of the three animated cows.
What are Sarge, Daisy and Carrots?