Identifying Logical Fallacies

Identifying Logical Fallacies

Warm-up 9-30-20

• What is your impression of this ad?

• Do you trust the information being presented?

• What tactics are the advertisers using to promote their product?

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In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Cassius exclaims, “Age, thou are sham’d! Rome, thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods!”

Which rhetorical device is this. You must spell it correctly.

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She was not unmindful.

Which rhetorical device is this an example of?

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Someone says. “pretty fair” instead of “splendid” when describing a delicious dish.

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The General declared, "We need boots on the ground!"

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She killed him with kindness.

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A reporter refers to the president’s administration as “the White House.”

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Goody Putnam says:

'Last night my Ruth were ever so close to their little spirits; I know it, sir. For how else is she struck dumb now except some power of darkness would stop her mouth?'

Which logical fallacy is presented here?

• Bandwagon

• Scare Tactics

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Faulty Causality

Faulty Causality

When Goody Putnam describes Ruth's illness, it is an example Faulty Causality. Faulty Causality is an incorrect assumption that because one event or action follows another, the first event caused the second.

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Reverend Parris says:

'There is either obedience or the church will burn like Hell is burning!'

Which logical fallacy is presented here?

• Hasty Generalization

• Either/Or

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon

Either/Or Fallacy

Either/Or fallacies take place when only two opposing choices are considered. Most situations are not black or white, but contain shades of grey.  Reverend Parris' 'either/or' mentality makes his argument inaccurate.

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I’m raising funds to help cure XYZ disease. If you don’t donate, then you’re part of the problem.

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Charlie: I think we should put more money into schools. Quality public education is so important. Bob: So you’re saying we should cut military spending and spend it instead on more spiral notebooks and crayons? I guess you want our country to be a weak, defenseless target for terrorists.

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My grandmother ate 10 cloves of raw garlic every day. Not surprisingly, she lived to be 102.

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I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her new school has one and I want her to fit in with the other kids.

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Every time I wash my car, it rains the next day. My car washing definitely affects the weather.

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My cousin Bob works as a mechanic at Oil Changers and he says that renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, aren’t going to provide any help in fixing our nation’s energy crisis.

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Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job.

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If I don’t take this A.P. class, then I won’t do well on the exam. If I don’t do well on the A.P. exam, then I can’t get into a good college. If I can’t get into a good college, then I’ll never get a good job. If I can’t get a good job, then I’m going to have to live in my parents’ basement forever. Guess I’ll sign up for the A.P. class.

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We think this new MallTime game app will be a success because all little girls like shopping.

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Charlie: Illegal posting and sharing of songs online is crippling the music industry. Bob: You couldn’t be more wrong; the music industry is doing just fine. I can’t believe you think the government should be allowed to regulate what I share with my “friends.” No one wants a world where I can’t loan a book to my girlfriend, let my roommate borrow my iPod, or share a funny meme with my blog followers.