Logical Fallacies Practice

My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.

• Hasty Generalization

• Circular Reasoning

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Hominem

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I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Either/Or

• Straw Man

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If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless.

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

• False Dilemma

• Hasty Generalization

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After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending.

• ad hominem

• circular argument

• straw man

• genetic fallacy

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Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today.

• ad hominem

• hasty generalization

• red herring

• slippery slope

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"Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"

• hasty generalization

• ad populum

• post hoc ergo propter hoc

Water fluoridation affects the brain. Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began.

• Post Hoc

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• Begging the Question

Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while.

• Either/Or

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Populum

• Post Hoc