Logical Fallacies

A personal attack on an opponent that draws attention away from the issue.

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Tradition

• Bandwagon

• False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Stating that something should be done a certain way simply because it has been done that way in the past.

• Appeal to Tradition

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Stating that something should be done (or agreed to) because everyone else thinks this way.

• Bandwagon

• False Analogy

• False Authority

• False Cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Assumption that because two things are alike in some ways, they must be alike in others.

• False Analogy

• Bandwagon

• False Authority

• False Cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Assumption that an expert in one field can be credible in another.

• False Authority

• False Cause

• False Dilemma

• Hasty Generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Assumption that because one event follows another, the first is the cause of the second.

• False Cause

• Hasty Generalization

• Oversimplification

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Stating that only two alternatives exist when there are actually more than two.

• False Dilemma

• Hasty Generalization

• Oversimplification

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A conclusion based on too little evidence or on exceptional or biased evidence.

• Hasty Generalization

• Oversimplification

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A statement that leaves out relevant material in order to imply that there is a single cause or solution for a complex problem.

• Oversimplification

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon

• False Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Assumption that if one thing is allowed, then it will be the first step in a downward spiral.

• Slippery Slope

• Oversimplification

• Hasty Generalization

• False Dilemma