Logical Fallacy

We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.

• Hasty Generalization

• Bandwagon

• Straw Man

• Appeal to Authority

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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

• Hasty Generalization

• Circular Reasoning

• Cherry-picking the evidence

• Ad Hominem

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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

• Ad Hominem
• Hasty Generalization
• Affirming the Consequent
• Appeal to Irrelevant Authority

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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
• Affirming the Consequent

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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
• red herring
• straw man
• sentimental appeal

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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

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.

• false analogy

• hasty generalization

• red herring

• False dichotomy

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Why should we put people on trial when we know they are guilty?

• Begging the Question

• Post Hoc

• Straw Man

• Hasty Generalization

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Doctors refer to medical books all the time when they are treating patients. In the same way, I should be allowed to use a text book in my medical exam.

• False analogy, faulty comparison

• Straw man

• Red herring

• Begging the question

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

40 million people can't be wrong! Buy the new Iphone XIV today!

• Bandwagon

• False dichotomy

• Post hoc

• Straw man

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

When a source is viewed negatively because of its connection with another person or group.

• straw man argument

• ad hominem

• bandwagon fallacy

• guilt by association

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5