Logical Fallacies

Multiple Select

Have you ever heard of a logical fallacy?

• yes

• no

Match

Match the following words to their definition.

• a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts

  intended to support or establish a perspective

• a statement that something is true or is a fact, although other

  people might not believe it

• source-based information including facts, figures, and details used to support the writer’s ideas

• an opposing view; a statement made in response or reply to another

• the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order

  to form a conclusion or judgment

argument

calim

evidence

counterclaim

reasoning

• argument

• calim

• evidence

• counterclaim

• reasoning

Multiple Choice

An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.

• appeal to nature

• ad hominem

• non sequitur

• bandwagon fallacy

Multiple Choice

Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument.

• straw man argument

• appeal to nature

• non sequitur

• guilt by association

Multiple Choice

Drawing a conclusion based on a small sample size; a broad claim based on limited evidence.

• non sequitur

• false causation

• red herring

• hasty generalization

Multiple Choice

"Four out of five dentists recommend Happy Glossy toothpaste. Therefore, it must be great."

• non sequitur

• false causation

• red herring

• hasty generalization

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"Yes, we have safety issues in our factory. But we work really hard to make a good product."

• straw man argument

• false causation

• red herring

• hasty generalization

Multiple Choice

"The Senator must be wrong on the issue of taxes because he's such a jerk to the people who work for him."

• appeal to nature

• ad hominem

• non sequitur

• bandwagon fallacy

Multiple Choice

Select the fallacy being used.

• bandwagon

• either/or

• hasty generalization

• false analogy

Multiple Choice

Select the fallacy being used.

• bandwagon

• either/or

• hasty generalization

• false analogy

Multiple Choice

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

• Ad hominem

• Slippery slope

• false dilemma

• circular reasoning

Multiple Choice

"The two books I read this year were not interesting. All books are just boring and a waste of time.

• Ad hominem

• False dilemma

• Hasty generalization

• Slippery Slope

Multiple Choice

If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and your GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up homeless.

• circular reasoning

• ad hominem

• slippery slope

• appeal to authority

Multiple Choice

Which logical fallacy presents information to distract from the main issue or argument being discussed.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

Multiple Choice

Which logical fallacy occurs when a person rebuts an argument by misconstruing or oversimplifying it.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

Multiple Choice

"There are so many dishes all over the place! You never do your dishes!"

"What about you?! You never take out the trash!"

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

Multiple Choice

Sally is asking Sam why he decided to buy a bunch of junk food when they had agreed to try to save money. Sam’s response is that Sally bought a new video game last week so she shouldn’t be criticizing him.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

Multiple Choice

A fifth grade teacher says her class needs to spend more time on math tasks. A parent complains, saying the teacher doesn’t care about literacy subjects.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

Multiple Choice

Tries to distract from the argument by avoiding the key issues or ignoring the opposing view

• red herring

• ad hominem

• false analogy

• ad populum

Multiple Choice

States that a casual chain of events will result in an unlikely or extreme outcome.

• slippery slope

• false analogy

• ad populum

• strawman