Logical Fallacies

1. “iPhones are the best smartphones on the market because Apple makes the best smartphones.”

• Circular Argument - The “evidence” just restates the claim.

• Bandwagon - It appeals to popularity as proof.

• Hasty Generalization - It makes a fast conclusion without sufficient evidence.

1. “Michael Jordan wore his UNC shorts during every game he played in the NBA and he won 6 championships.”

• Slippery Slope - It assumes one thing automatically leads to another.

• Straw Man - It makes another version of the argument and attacks that instead of the real argument.

• Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - It assumes that what happened 2nd is an effect of what happened 1st.

”You can start a family early, or build financial stability for a better family life in the future.”

• Slippery Slope - It assumes one thing automatically leads to another.

• False Dilemma - It pretends there are only two choices and ignores other possibilities.

• Begging the Question - It is based on an unproven claim.

FOMO

• Bandwagon - It appeals to popularity as proof.

• False Dilemma - It pretends there are only two choices and ignores other possibilities.

• Begging the Question - It is based on an unproven claim.

A: “Many stores are telling their employees to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas.”

B: “This is crazy! Why are they trying to get rid of Christmas?!”

• Circular Argument - The “evidence” just restates the claim.

• Hasty Generalization - It makes a fast conclusion without sufficient evidence.

• Straw Man - It makes another version of the argument and attacks that instead of the real argument.

“If we let teenagers wear whatever they want to school, they will no longer respect the rules and academic performance will decline.”

• Hasty Generalization

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

“Because young male drivers are twice as likely to get into a car accident, they should pay more for car insurance.”

• Bandwagon

• Circular Argument

• Hasty Generalization

“The economy has improved greatly because of the new president.”

• Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

• Begging the Question

• Slippery Slope

“I know that what I experience is real because I can see, hear, smell, touch and taste everything.”

• Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

• False Dilemma

• Begging the Question

“Eat great food at our restaurant, or eat sad, boring meals at home.”

• Begging the Question

• False Dilemma

• Straw Man