Rhetorical/Logical Fallacies

_{Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:}

"We need to reduce the national debt because the government owes too much money."

_{(Hint: Tries to support an argument by simply restating it another way so that the reasoning just goes around in circles.)}

• Bandwagon

• Begging the Question

• False Dilemma

• Post Hoc

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

_{Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:}

"I will not allow the United States to become a defenseless, bankrupt nation - it must remain the military and economic superpower of the world."

_{(Hint: Argues that there are only two possible alternatives in a situation.)}

• Bandwagon

• Begging the Question

• False Dilemma

• Post Hoc

_{Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:}

Most divorced couples go to see a therapist before they separate; therefore, going to see a therapist will increase the chances that you will get a divorce.

_{(Hint: Mistaken assumption that because one followed another the first event caused the second.)}

• Post Hoc

• Ad hominem

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

_{Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:}

"Of course council member Acevedo doesn't want to build a new high school; she doesn't have any children herself."

_{(Hint: Personal attack on those who support an opposing position.)}

• Post Hoc

• Ad hominem

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

_{Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:}

"Everybody cheats on their taxes just a little bit."

_{(Hint: Encourages the audience to go along with the crowd.)}

• Bandwagon

• Ad hominem

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.K.8

_{Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:}

"We've got to stop them from banning pornography. Once they start banning one form of literature, they will never stop. Next thing you know, they will be burning all the books!"

_{(Hint: Contends that if a certain event occurs then it will set into motion a chain of events that end in disaster.)}

• Bandwagon

• Ad hominem

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.8

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.K.8

_{Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:}

Prof. Jones: "The university just cut our yearly budget by $10,000."

Prof. Smith: "What are we going to do?"

Prof. Brown: "I think we should eliminate one of the teaching assistant positions. That would take care of it."

Prof. Jones: "We could reduce our scheduled raises instead."

Prof. Brown: " I can't understand why you want to bleed us dry like that, Jones."

_{(Hint: Misrepresents an opposing argument, characterizing it as more extreme or otherwise different than it actually is.)}

• Bandwagon

• Ad hominem

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

_{Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:}

Three congressional representatives have had affairs. Therefore, members of Congress are adulterers.

_{(Hint: Draws sweeping conclusions on the basis of too little knowledge.)}

• Hasty Generalization

• Faulty Analogy

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

_{Choose which type of fallacy is illustrated below:}

People who have to have a cup of coffee every morning before they can function have no less a problem than alcoholics who have to have their alcohol each day to sustain them.

_{(Hint: Comparisons that do not hold up in some way crucial to the argument they are used to support.)}

• Hasty Generalization

• Faulty Analogy

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.1.8

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

CCSS.RI.K.8