INFORMAL FALLACY DEFINITIONS GROUP 4
TEST #3

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The fallacy described in your answer is the solid slope fallacy.

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Which of the following describes the fallacy of appeal to common practice?

Eliminating a source of evidence from consideration by claiming the source is flawed, when there is no true relationship between the alleged flaw and the reliability of the source

Reasoning that an act or series of acts should be carried out because they will have no significant consequences, when there is no evidence there will be no consequences

Drawing a conclusion after purposely leaving out evidence or ignoring known evidence that might contradict a claim

Arguing that something is the right thing to do based only on evidence that other people are already doing it.