Logical Fallacies

Jamila is running for class president. In her campaign speech she says, "Xavier does not deserve to win. He is a smoker and He cheated on his reading quizzes last year." What fallacy has Jamila committed?

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Circular Argument

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.K.8

Becky: I think capital punishment is a necessary component of our justice system and should remain legal.

Alex: So you are saying that murder should be legal and it is okay for us to go around killing people just because we think they deserve it? That isn't right.

Of what fallacy is Alex guilty?

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

• Slippery slope

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.1.5

Autumn is trying to raise money for her university's library. In her address to the board of trustees, she says, "We must raise tuition to cover the cost of new books. Otherwise the library will be forced to close."

Of what fallacy is this an example?

• Either/or

• Ad populum

• Moral Equivalence

• Begging the Claim

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Jeff is preparing to create a commercial for a new energy drink. He visits a local high school and surveys students in an English class about their beverage preferences. The majority of the class says they prefer grape flavored drinks, so Jeff tells his superiors that grape is the flavor favored most by high school students. What error in reasoning has Jeff made?

• Begging the Claim

• Genetic Fallacy

• Hasty Generalization

• Slippery Slope

James' mom is concerned when she finds out that he skipped class one day. She tells him that she is concerned that since he skipped one class, he will start skipping more frequently. Then he will drop out altogether, never graduate or get into college, and end up unemployed and living at home for the rest of his life. What type of fallacy has James' mom committed?

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

• Slippery Slope

• Genetic Fallacy

• Circular Argument

Sandra tells her mom, "I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!"

Which fallacy is this?

• Slippery Slope

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

• Ad hominem

• Circular Argument

Ashley: It is morally wrong to cheat on your spouse; why on earth would you have done that?

Hannah: But what is morality exactly?

Ashley: It’s a code of conduct shared by cultures.

Hannah: But who creates this code?...

Hannah has committed what fallacy?

• Ad hominem

• Moral Equivalence

• Red Herring

• Circular Argument

At soccer practice, Willeidy tells Aida, "Pace's soccer team was losing until I bought new shoes. We have not lost a game since I got my lucky shoes!"

Which fallacy is this?

• Hasty Generalization

• Begging the Claim

• Genetic Fallacy

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc

In class, Ryan turns to Doug and says, "Smoking cigarettes is nothing short of suicide: the smoker is willingly killing himself. Duh."

Which fallacy is this?

• Moral Equivalence

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• Either/or

During class, Alex whispers to Jeff, "More than 80% of university professors are voting against the Republicans. Clearly, it's the only intelligent vote to make."

Which fallacy is this?

• Circular Argument

• Ad populum

• Ad hominem

• Post hoc ergo propter hoc