Fallacy Face-Off

Identify the fallacy in the following statement:

Most students are wearing Clarks to school, so I am going to buy one next week.

• Post hoc

• Bandwagon

• Ad hominem

Identify the fallacy in the statement

Mr. Thompson should not be elected Councillor for the area because he is known to watch movies late at nights, and he is walks around looking as if he angry all the time

• Post hoc

• Bandwagon

• Ad hominem

What is the 'either or' fallacy?

• Decision limits are limited to only two choices.

• The impression is given that everyone is involved in something.

• Negative descriptions are used for people.

If you allow one student to take an online course, soon, everyone will want to and the schools will be empty.

• Slippery slope

• Ambiguity

• Bandwagon

• Insufficient evidence

If you believe in capital punishment, you are a conservative.

• Slippery slope

• Restricted options

• Ad hominem

• Band wagon

If you eat a good diet, you will never have a heart attack

• Band wagon

• Hasty generalization

• Non sequitur

• Ambiguity

80% of people surveyed said that it is important to have a cell phone, therefore cellphones cannot be bad for you.

• Band wagon

• Slippery slope

• Restricted options

• Post hoc

Only a selfish, non-caring person would believe that the position you have on this issue is okay.

• Band wagon

• Ad hominem

• Appeals to emotion

• Slippery slope

Asthma can be reversed, as my sister cured hers by spending 15 minutes out in the cold every day last year.

• Slippery slope

• Hasty generalization

• Post hoc

• Ad hominem

Everyone knows that teenagers are lazy.

• Ad hominem

• Band wagon

• Hasty generalization

• Appeals to emotion