Which Latin term is used for a logical fallacy in which one assumes that a specific event is the result of a single preceding event when there are actually multiple factors at play?
False Cause
Non Sequitur
Red Herring
Straw Man
Correct Answer :
A. False Cause
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For this purpose
After the fact
Without a doubt
In the beginning
Which Latin tense is used to express actions that will happen in the future?
Present
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Future
Perfect
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Argumentum ad Ignorantiam
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Red Herring
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Which Roman poet is known for his didactic poem Ars Amatoria, a guide to love and seduction?
Virgil
Ovid
Horace
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I think, therefore I am
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In the beginning
Love conquers all
Which Latin case is used to indicate possession?
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Dative
What does the Latin term Cui Bono mean in English?
Who benefits?
What is good?
When in Rome
Where is the love?
What is the comparative form of the Latin adjective bonus meaning good?
Melior
Optimum
Malus
Peior
What is the meaning of the Latin term Magnum Opus?
Great work
Great artist
Great emperor
Great architect
What is the meaning of the Latin term Post Meridiem (P.M.)?
After noon
Before noon
In the morning
In the evening
What does the Latin phrase Cave Canem mean in English?
Beware of the dog
Beware of the cat
Beware of the lion
Beware of the snake
Which Latin phrase means by the fact itself?
Ipso Facto
Ex post facto
Ad hoc
Quid pro quo
Which Latin poet is known for his epic poem Metamorphoses, a narrative of transformations in Greco-Roman mythology?
Virgil
Ovid
Horace
Catullus
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase Carpe Diem?
Seize the day
Love conquers all
In the name of the Father
Live and let live
Which Latin term is used for a logical fallacy where one diverts the argument by introducing an irrelevant topic?
Red Herring
Straw Man
Non Sequitur
Ad Hominem
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase Tabula Rasa?
Blank slate
Clean slate
White table
Clear board
Which Latin term is used for a logical fallacy where one argues that because something has not been proven true, it must be false?
Argumentum ad Ignorantiam
Non Sequitur
Red Herring
Straw Man
What does the Latin phrase Deus ex machina mean in English?
God from the machine
In the absence of light
Through adversity to the stars
God is with us
What does the Latin term De Facto mean in English?
In fact
In the face of
In the name of
In the absence of
What does the Latin term Summa Cum Laude mean in English?
With highest honor
With great difficulty
With loud enthusiasm
With great praise
What does the Latin phrase Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant mean in English?
Hail Caesar, those who are about to die salute you
In the name of the Father
To be or not to be
Seize the day
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase Veni, Vidi, Emi?
I came, I saw, I bought
I came, I saw, I conquered
I came, I saw, I loved
I came, I saw, I ate
Which Roman general famously declared Veni, Vidi, Vici after a swift victory in Asia Minor?
Julius Caesar
Pompey the Great
Augustus
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What is the meaning of the Latin phrase Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori?
It is sweet and proper to die for one's country
In the beginning
To be or not to be
Love conquers all
What does the Latin term Cuius Est Solum, Eius Est Usque Ad Coelum Et Ad Inferos mean in English?
Whoever owns the land, it is theirs up to the sky and down to the depths
In the name of the Father
To be or not to be
Love conquers all
Which Roman author is known for his philosophical work On the Nature of Things (De Rerum Natura)?
Cicero
Seneca
Lucretius
Marcus Aurelius
Which Latin case is used to indicate the means or instrument by which an action is performed?
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Ablative
Which Latin poet is known for his satirical works, including Satires and Epistles?
Horace
Ovid
Catullus
Juvenal
Which Latin case is used to indicate the indirect object of a verb?
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Dative
Which Latin phrase means after this, therefore because of this?
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc
Ad hoc
Carpe Diem
In vino veritas