Logical Fallacies Final

Anthony and Marie have a heated argument. During their fight, Anthony tells Marie that he hates her and wished that she would get hit by a bus. Later that evening, Anthony receives a call from a friend who tells him that Marie is in the hospital because she was struck by a bus. Anthony immediately blames himself and reasons that if he hadn't made that comment during their fight, Marie would not have been hit.

What logical fallacy has Anthony committed?

• Slippery Slope

• Causal Fallacy

• Red Herring

• Appeal to Authority

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Lily is running for class president. In her campaign speech she says, "My opponent does not deserve to win. She is a smoker and she cheated on her boyfriend last year."

What fallacy has Lily committed?

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Authority

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

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Bill: I think capital punishment is wrong.

Adam: No it isn't. If it was wrong, it wouldn't be legal.

Of which fallacy is this an example?

• Causal Fallacy

• Circular Argument

• Bandwagon Fallacy

• Slippery Slope

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Sarah wakes up one morning to find that she has just slept through her anatomy test. She emails her teacher and asks if she can make up the test. Sarah states that she deserves to take it over because she didn't sleep well because her boyfriend just broke up with her, her dog is sick and she stained her favorite dress.

What fallacy is this?

• Fallacy of Sunk Costs

• Red Herring

• Appeal to Pity

• Straw Man

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Ricky says, "There is no concrete proof that humans evolved from apes. Therefore, Darwin's Theory of Evolution cannot be true."

What fallacy has Ricky committed?

• Appeal to Authority

• Red Herring

• Appeal to Ignorance

• Bandwagon Fallacy

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Jeff's 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 Jeff's mom committed?

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Argument

• Appeal to Authority

• Ad Hominem

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Dana 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?

• False Dilemma

• Slippery Slope

• Causal Fallacy

• Circular Argument

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

Dylan: 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 Dylan guilty?

• Appeal to Ignorance

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon Fallacy

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Jeff is creating 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 like the grape flavor best, so Jeff tells his boss that grape is the flavor preferred most by high school students.

What error in reasoning has Jeff made?

• Appeal to Authority

• Slippery Slope

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem

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"When you start saying things to me like I need to eat healthier or get more exercise, that says to me that you think I'm fat. I like me, and I like the way I look, and more people should have better self esteem. We have a real problem with self image in this country."

What fallacy is this?

• Slippery Slope

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• Fallacy of Sunk Costs

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