Logical Fallacies Review #1

You didn't remember to take out the trash this morning. It will pile up and the neighbors will complain and the health inspectors will come and take away the kids.

• Bandwagon

• Begging the question

• Slippery slope

Animal rights activists believe that we shouldn't keep animals captive and make them do our will. They would have you abandon your pets in the wilderness.

• Strawman

• Begging the question

• Bandwagon

Being overweight leads to a shortened lifespan because it's unhealthy.

• Strawman

• Begging the question

• Ad hominem

We should move to the midwest because the Wall Street Journal says the cost of living is cheaper there.

• Appeal to authority

• Begging the question

• Ad hominem

Don't believe what Kim says about global warming. Kim dropped out of college!

• Bandwagon

• False dichotomy

• Ad hominem

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 authority

• Post Hoc

• Strawman

Xavier: The larger a child’s shoe size, the better his handwriting. Therefore, having big feet makes writing easier.

• Post Hoc

• Begging the Question

• Strawman

Jon: People generally like to walk on the beach. Beaches have sand. Therefore, having sand floors in homes would be a great idea!

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

• Non Sequitur

Charles wants to go to a small community college close to home, but most of the kids in his class are applying to larger colleges out of state. Charles decides that he should also apply to those colleges.

• Post Hoc

• Non Sequitur

• Bandwagon