Match the fallacy with the definition that matches. Arguments urging you to follow the same path that everyone else is taking.

An inference drawn from insufficient evidence.

Exaggeration of the likely consequences of an action, designed to show that a misstep today could result in a disaster in the future.

In general, the false cause fallacy occurs when the "link between premises and conclusion depends on some imagined causal connection that probably does not exist"

Misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it's easier to attack and knock down

Unfair oversimplification of an issue by providing only two options as a possible solution.

When you attack a person's character instead of the quality of their ideas

A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question.

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Hasty Generalization

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Either/Or

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Slippery Slope

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Bandwagon

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Ad Hominem

6.
Straw Man

7.
False cause

8.
Red Herring

Can you delete answers? LOL

1. Hasty Generalization - An inference drawn from insufficient evidence.

2. Either/Or - Unfair oversimplification of an issue by providing only two options as a possible solution.

3. Slippery Slope - Exaggeration of the likely consequences of an action, designed to show that a misstep today could result in a disaster in the future.

4. Bandwagon - Arguments urging you to follow the same path that everyone else is taking.

5. Ad Hominem - When you attack a person's character instead of the quality of their ideas

6. Straw Man - Misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it's easier to attack and knock down

7. False cause - In general, the false cause fallacy occurs when the "link between premises and conclusion depends on some imagined causal connection that probably does not exist"

8. Red Herring - A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question.

alright, so here, the author clearly thinks that flooding the canyon was a bad idea and is showing bias against it.