Logical Fallacies

a fallacy in which two true statements are put together to reach a false conclusion

• slippery slope

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• false syllogism

a fallacy built on the idea that because a lot of people think something is true, it must be

• ad hominem

• red herring

• bandwagon

• slippery slope

a fallacy in which an idea is just repeated in different terms rather than proved

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• red herring

• slippery slope

a fallacy that attempts to divert attention from the real issues by interjecting a related topic

• ad hominem

• red herring

• bandwagon

• slippery slope

If you break your diet and have one cookie tonight, you will just want to eat 10 cookies tomorrow, and before you know it, you will have gained back the 15 pounds you lost. This is an example of which logical fallacy?

• hasty generalization

• slippery slope

• bandwagon

• red herring

Marie notices that many of her friends have started eating a low-carb diet and drinking protein shakes. Marie decides that if this many friends are eating this way that this must be the healthy way to eat so she joins them. This is an example of which logical fallacy?

• slippery slope

• ad hominem

• bandwagon

• red herring

Christine has a terrible experience with a boyfriend. She decides that all boys are mean. This is an example of which logical fallacy?

• ad hominem

• circular reasoning

• hasty generalization

• red herring

a fallacy in which a conclusion about an entire population is drawn from using too small a sample

• ad hominem

• slippery slope

• circular reasoning

• hasty generalization

a statement that sounds logical but is not true

• red herring

• fallacy

• bandwagon

• ad hominem

a fallacy in which a course of action is thought to lead inevitably to a particular conclusion

• red herring

• circular reasoning

• slippery slope

• hasty generalization