Logical Fallacies Practice

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What is an Ad Hominem fallacy?

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An Ad Hominem fallacy occurs when someone attacks the character or circumstances of an individual making an argument rather than addressing the argument itself.

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What is a Non sequitur?

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A Non sequitur is a logical fallacy where the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises or statements that precede it.

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What is a Slippery Slope fallacy?

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A Slippery Slope fallacy suggests that a relatively small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of related events culminating in some significant impact, often negative.

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What is a Red Herring fallacy?

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A Red Herring fallacy introduces irrelevant information into an argument to distract from the original issue.

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What is Hasty Generalization?

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Hasty Generalization is a fallacy in which a conclusion is drawn from an insufficient amount of evidence.

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What is Circular Reasoning?

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Circular Reasoning is a logical fallacy in which the conclusion is included in the premise, essentially arguing in a circle.

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What is a False Dilemma?

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A False Dilemma fallacy presents only two options when, in fact, more options exist.

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Example of Ad Hominem: 'You can't trust his argument on climate change because he isn't a scientist.'

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This statement attacks the person's qualifications instead of addressing the argument about climate change.

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Example of Non sequitur: 'She loves to read books, so she must be great at math.'

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This statement does not logically connect reading books to being good at math.

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Example of Slippery Slope: 'If we allow students to redo tests, soon they will expect to redo every assignment.'

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This statement suggests that one action will lead to extreme consequences without evidence.