Faulty Logic

I argued with Ms. Feyereisen before I turned in my homework, so I got a bad grade on my paper.

• Over-generalization

• Faulty causality

• Circular reasoning

• Self-contradiction

I hated the movie because it was the worst movie I ever saw.

• Over-generalization

• Faulty causality

• Circular reasoning.

• Self-contradiction

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

All football players are poor students.

• Over-generalization

• Circular reasoning

• Over-simplification

• Assumption

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

I know why you failed all your classes last semester. You don’t study.

• Over-generalization

• Over-simplification

• Self-contradiction

• Assumption

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

The first rule is that there are no rules.

• Circular reasoning

• Over-simplification

• Self-contradiction

• Assumption

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

The whole state of Arizona is a flat desert.

• Over-generalization

• Over-simplification

• Self-contradiction

• False Causality

You got a good grade on your essay because the teacher likes you.

• Over-simplification

• Over-generalization

• Circular reasoning

• False Causality

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Juan is an impressive speaker because he always impresses his listeners deeply.

• False Causality

• Over-generalization

• Assumption

• Circular reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

All teenagers are irresponsible.

• Over-simplification

• Assumption

• Over-generalization

• False causality

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

This class is awesome because we do awesome things in here.

• False causality

• Over-generalization

• Circular reasoning

• Assumption

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1