HFOSS Quiz: Logical Fallacies

When?

1. When was the latest version of the infographic published?

The latest revision was put up in November of 2012

Who?

2. Who wrote and designed this infographic?

David McCandess

3. Who did the research and collected the data?

Marley Whiteside, Kathryn Ariel Kay, and Peter Ayres

4. Who did the translation of this graph?

Gilles Peyroux, Klaus-Michael Lux, and Ivan Galarza

Where?

5. Where on the internet can this infographic be found?
The graph can be found here

6. What sources did the authors use to create this visualization? List each one in the form of a hyperlink
Wikipedia
FallacyFiles
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosphy
Skeptic Dictionary
Changing Minds
Logically Fallacious
Evolution Wiki
Infidels.org
Philosophical Society
San Jose State University
TV Tropes
Stantarosa.edu
Concise Introduction to Logic
Beginners Guide to Scientific Method

What?

7. According to the graphic, how many major categories of fallacies are there? Please list each one

Appeal to the minds, Appeal to emotions, Faulty deductions, Manipulating content, Garbled Cause and Effect, On The Attack

8. How many different languages has this infographic been translated into? Please list each one.

English, French, Spanish, German

9. Under what license is this infographic released?

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0

Bonus

10. Why might understanding these fallacies be important?

The more you understand and recognize faulty logic, the easier it is to see bad arguments for what they are and it can help you to make good decisions.