Logical Fallacies

Tries to save face by redefining criteria when faced with pushback

• No True Scotsman

• Logical Fallacy

• Not a Cause for a Cause

• Appeal to Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Assumes a cause when there is no evidence that one exists

• Appeal to Ignorance

• Slippery Slope

• False Dilemma

• Not a Cause for a Cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Accepting the argument will lead to a series of escalating events

• Slippery Slope

• Begging the Question

• Appeal to Authority

• False Dilemma

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Gives only two options to choose from

• Irrelevant Authority

• False Dilemma

• Appeal to Ignorance

• Hasty Generalization

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

• False Dilemma

• Appeal to Emotion

• Hasty Generalization

• Appeal to Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Repeating the same thing as if you’re proving something

• Equivocation

• Begging the Question

• Strawman

• Irrelevant Authority

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A conclusion is formed on a sample that is too small to be representative

• Hasty Generalization

• False Dilemma

• Slippery Slope

• No True Scotsman

Assumes something to be true because there is no evidence to suggest that it is false

• Slippery Slope

• Appeal to Ignorance

• Guilt by Association

• Strawman

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Since many people believe this, then it must be true

• Appeal to Bandwagon

• Appeal to Consequences

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Hypocrisy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Changes the subject to the effects of an argument, while ignoring the argument itself

• Affirming the Consequent

• Appeal to Consequences

• Guilt by Association

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1