Click here to skip to content
Dr. Jay
VerLinden
Communication
Department
College of Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences
Click here to go to Humboldt State University's Main Page
Argumentation and Critical Thinking Tutorial
 

INFORMAL FALLACY DEFINITIONS GROUP 4
TEST #1

YES!
Your Answer is Correct!

 

Click here to go to the next question

The argument is a fallacy because people regularly do things that aren't right or shouldn't be done. There should be better reasons for doing something than because it is a common practice.

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS

The fallacy of appeal to common practice involves arguing that something is right or should be done based only on evidence that other people are doing it.

TRUE