Logical Fallacies

The Senator claims that congressional salaries should be raised. He says business executives doing comparable work make much more and that congressional salaries haven't kept pace with inflation. But keep in mind what he does for a living. His self-serving recommendation must be rejected

• Begging the Questions

• Equivocation

• Straw Man

• Attacking the Motive

How can you tell me I should exercise to lose weight? All you do is sit behind a desk all day. I've never seen you do a lick of exercise.

• Look Who's Talking (Tu Quoque)

• Two Wrongs Make a Right

• Appeal to Pity

• Bandwagon Argument

I know the professor said the Bridges of Madison County was smarmy trash and lacked any artistic worth. But I still think he's wrong. After all, it was on the best-seller list for over 100 weeks.

• Scare Tactics

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon Argument

• Begging the Question

Mr. Equalminded's idea for implementing affirmative action in the university's admission process is complete folly. He says he wants the student body to represent diversity in the community. But that's ridiculous. I suppose this means we'll have to throw out our academic standards while were at it. After all, if we're going to let students into our prestigious institution just because of their gender of the color of their skin, then what's going to happen to our reputation?

• Appeal to Pity

• Bandwagon Argument

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

Look Tom, you could go to the police with your information about our questionable accounting practices here at Bentron. But remember, you have a family to feed. Besides you know how rumors of this kind of disloyalty can spread through the industry. You'll ever work as an accountant in this town again.

• Appeal to Pity

• Scare Tactics

• Bandwagon Argument

• Straw Man