Logical Fallacies

In spite of all the talk, not a single flying saucer report has been authenticated. We may assume, therefore, there are not such things as flying saucers.
Which logical fallacy does this demonstrate?

• argumentum ad ignoratiam
• argumentum ad hominem
• strawman fallacy
• bandwagon fallacy

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

A father tells his son not to start smoking as he will regret it when he is older, and the son points out that his father is a smoker. This does not alter the fact that his son may regret smoking when he is older.
Which logical fallacy is this?

• argumentum ad ignoratium
• argumentum ad hominem
• argumentum ad populum
• non sequitur 

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which logical fallacy does the below situation demonstrate?
Bill and Jill are arguing about cleaning out their closets: 
Jill: "We should clean out the closets. They are getting a bit messy." 
Bill: "Why, we just went through those closets last year. Do we have to clean them out everyday?" 
Jill: "I never said anything about cleaning them out every day. You just want too keep all your junk forever, which is just ridiculous."

• strawman fallacy
• bandwagon fallacy
• appeal to emotion
• red herring

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Everyone is selfish; everyone is doing what he believes will make himself happier. The recognition of that can take most of the sting out of accusations that you're being "selfish." Why should you feel guilty for seeking your own happiness when that's what everyone else is doing, too?
What's the logical fallacy?

• Naturalistic Fallacy
• Begging the Question
• Cherry Picking
• Bandwagon Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which logical fallacy can be described as "When only select evidence is presented in order to persuade the audience to accept a position, and evidence that would go against the position is withheld"?

• Naturalistic Fallacy
• Cherry Picking 
• False Dilemma
• Red Herring

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.K.8

The "False Dilemma" logical fallacy is the same as which of the below?

• False Dichotomy 
• Appeal to authority
• Slippery Slope
• False Analogy

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.K.8

Why is "begging the question" considered a logical fallacy? 

• Because it involves begging for money
• Because "begging" is not a proper way to engage in an argument
• Because the writer or speaker assumes the statement under examination to be true, when it's possible that it is in fact false
• It is not, actually, a logical fallacy. What irony!

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

We're going to celebrate New Year's Eve this way because that's how we've always done it.
This is an example of ...

• Appeal to emotion
• Appeal to tradition
• Appeal to authority
• Appeal to logos

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.K.8

In this picture which Fallacy is being used?

• Bandwagon
• Cherry picking
• Hasty Generalization
• Post Hoc

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

"Animal experimentation reduces our respect for life. If we don't respect life, we are likely to be more and more tolerant of violent acts like war and murder. Soon our society will become a battlefield in which everyone constantly fears for their lives. It will be the end of civilization. To prevent this terrible consequence, we should make animal experimentation illegal right now." 

• Ad Populum
• Hasty Generalization
• Ad Hominem
• Slippery Slope

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5