Fallacies Beginner Quiz 2

1. What error occurs when a person misrepresents an opposing view to make it appear weak and easy to defeat?

2. What error occurs when an arguer completely misses the point of their own premises by drawing a wildly disconnected conclusion?

3. Which group of informal fallacies arises when argument structures rely on an unstated, hidden, or highly problematic premise?

4. Which specific fallacy assumes a chain reaction of catastrophic events will occur without providing objective evidence?

5. What error occurs when an arguer creates a simple illusion of support by utilizing a hidden circular reasoning path?

6. What error occurs when a single complex question is phrased to trap an opponent into accepting a hidden presupposition?

7. What error occurs when an arguer presents two extreme choices as the only available options when more variants exist?

8. Which group of informal fallacies stems from shifts in word meanings or structural grammar mid-argument?

9. Which fallacy occurs when a single keyword or phrase shifts its core definition during different stages of an argument?

10. Which fallacy stems from a loose structural grammar defect that allows an entire sentence to be interpreted in multiple ways?