Question

Name the fallacy being described:

7. A misunderstanding due to the grammar of the sentence. _________________________

8. Assuming what is true of the whole is true of the parts. _________________________

9. Rejecting or affirming a position simply because of its age. _________________________

10. Changing the definition of a key word in mid-argument. _________________________

11. “Everybody’s doing it.” _________________________

12. Dismissing an argument since you know why it is believed. _________________________

13. An appeal to a lack of information; arguing from silence. _________________________

14. A fallacy that arises in ambiguity because of the emphasis placed on a particular word or phrase in the argument.
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15. The fallacy created when only two alternatives are presented when in fact others possibilities exist.

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16. The Loch Ness monster must exist because no one has yet shown that it doesn’t. ____________________
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Answer 1

There are lots of websites that list and explain fallacies.
https://www.google.com/search?q=list+of+fallacies&oq=list+of+fallacies&aqs=chrome..69i57.4221j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Read carefully.