Logical Fallacies

Habib didn't remember to take out the trash this morning. It will pile up and the neighbors will complain and the health inspectors will come and take away the kids.

• Slippery Slope

• Appeal to Authority

• Hasty Generalization

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

We should move to the Midwest because Mujtaba from the Wall Street Journal says the cost of living is cheaper there.

• Slippery Slope

• Appeal to Authority

• Appeal to Pity

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Millions of people drink Diet Coke every year so it must be the best soft drink in the world.

• Bandwagon/ Ad Populum

• Post Hoc

• Either/ Or

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"I should receive an 'A' in this class. I had a tough week!" Hadi begged

• Appeal to Pity

• Appeal to Authority

• Ad Populum (Bandwagon)

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"We've got to stop them from banning poetry. Once they start banning one form of literature, they will never stop. Next thing you know, they will be burning all the books!" Ammar demanded.

• Ad Populum

• Hasty Generalization

• Slippery Slope

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

“It must be cool because everyone is doing it…" said Kinza

• Incorrect Premise

• Post Hoc

• Bandwagon/ Ad Populum

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"If we don't adopt that puppy today, they might put him down. Do you want to be responsible for that?" Exclaimed Yasir.

• Slippery Slope

• Either/ Or

• Appeal to Pity

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"All my friends are doing a low carb diet. That must be the only way to lose weight." Mentioned Murtaza

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon/ Ad Populum

• Either/Or

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

My brother Humza eats cheeseburgers and pizza. He is thin. Cheeseburgers and pizza aren’t the cause of obesity.

• Hasty Generalization

• Either/Or

• Post Hoc

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"Right when I sneezed, the power went off. I must've caused the outage." Bragged Zohaw.

• Incorrect Premise

• Post Hoc (After This)

• Hasty Generalization