Logical Fallacies (False Logic)

beginning with what you try to end with; A is true because B is true; B is true because A is true.

• circular reasoning

• post hoc ergo propter hoc

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

“after this, therefore, because of this;” assuming a cause-and-effect relationship exists when there is not one.

• post hoc ergo propter hoc

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

• false authority

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

jumping to a conclusion based on insufficient evidence.

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

• false authority

• bandwagon

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

“against the man;” attacking the individual rather than their position.

• ad hominem

• false authority

• bandwagon

• slippery slope

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

using an unidentified authority or an authority outside the area of expertise.

• false authority

• bandwagon

• slippery slope

• red herring

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

peer pressure, persuasion based on the the foundation that everybody’s doing it.

• bandwagon

• slippery slope

• red herring

• circular reasoning

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

one thing leads to another and another and another. . . creates a “snowball” effect.

• slippery slope

• red herring

• circular reasoning

• post hoc ergo propter hoc

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

irrelevance used to distract attention from the real issue.

• red herring

• circular reasoning

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

Let’s go buy the iPhone X in spite of the $999 price tag--all of our friends have one already!

• bandwagon

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

After I listened to the first song of my favorite musician’s new vinyl record, I knew I’d hate the entire record, so I converted it into a Frisbee.

• hasty generalization

• false authority

• ad hominem

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1