Name that Logical Fallacy-3

Speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices

• straw man

• either/or

• false analogy

• hasty generalization

A speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea

• straw man

• genetic fallacy

• bandwagon

• slippery slope

What is the definition of Genetic Fallacy

• Attacking a position based on where it came from.

• One small event might lead to another one.

• Dogs like cats

• Ignoring the differences and focusing on the similarities.

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What is an example of Genetic fallacy?

• “One day robots will enslave us all. It’s true. My computer science teacher says so.”

• “I’m halfway done with college. This is so tough, and It’s not nearly as fun as I thought it would be, but I don’t know. I guess I’ll finish it and get my degree.”

• “Jimmy isn’t at school today. He must be on a family trip.”

• " Lisa was brainwashed as a child into thinking that people are generally good. Therefore, people are not generally good."

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An argument that assumes the truth of what it is trying to prove.

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• straw man argument

• ad hominem

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An argument that appeals to popular opinion as the basis for its truth.

• hasty generalization

• circular reasoning

• appeal to emotion

• bandwagon fallacy

An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.

• appeal to emotion

• ad hominem

• false cause

• bandwagon fallacy

Substituting a person's actual position with a misrepresented (and usually weaker) version of their argument.

• straw man argument

• appeal to nature

• non sequitur

• guilt by association

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The conclusions that one thing caused another simply because one happened before the other.

• either or

• false cause

• circular reasoning

• ambiguity

Drawing a conclusion based on a small sample size; a broad claim based on limited evidence.

• straw man

• false causation

• ad hominem

• hasty generalization