3 questions. Work each one out before revealing the answer.
"Either you support this policy or you hate your country." Which fallacy is this?
Answer: False dilemma
It presents only two options when others exist.
Common misconception: Confusing false dilemma with slippery slope.
Ice cream sales and sunburn cases both rise in summer. What is the best explanation?
Answer: Hot, sunny weather affects both
A third factor, the weather, increases both, so the correlation does not show that one causes the other.
Common misconception: Assuming correlation shows causation.
"You can't trust her view on tax; she's rich." Which fallacy is this?
Answer: Ad hominem
It attacks the person instead of the argument.
Common misconception: Thinking any criticism of a person is a fallacy; it depends on whether it addresses the argument.