Logical Fallacies

“Hey how come Mark gets to get up? If he gets up, we'll all get up, it'll be anarchy!”

• Hasty Generalization

• Slippery slope

• Straw Man

• Loaded language

Shortly before the 2003 war against Iraq, many critics of French opposition to the invasion started calling French fries "freedom fries," French toast "freedom toast," and so on.

• loaded language

• post hoc

• slippery slope

• false dilemna

Sam is wrong when he says there is no God because Sam is a jerk and goes to church - I know.

• ad hominem

• slippery slope

• non sequitur

• post hoc

That sweater looks great on Amy, so it will look good on Mrs. Westfall , too.

• ad hominem

• hasty generalization

• slippery slope

• loaded language

The problem is within the present system. One must locate the cause of the problem.

• inherency

• harms

• plan

• advantage

You're either with us, or you're with the government

• Slippery slope

• False Dilemma

• Loaded Language

• post hoc

I had just washed my car, so of course it began to rain.

• post hoc

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

• false delemia

Lose weight with our diet! Our diet is the fastest way for you to lose weight! You can lose weight with our diet in just 48 hours. You’ll be more attractive after losing weight with our diet

• repeated assertion

• faulty use of authority

• non sequitur

• slipper slope

Buddy Burger has the greatest food in town. Buddy Burger was voted #1 by the local paper. Phil, the owner of Buddy Burger, should run for president of the United States.

• Non sequitur

• slippery slope

• hasty generalization

• repeated assertion

Dr. Dean, TV’s hottest new psychologist, says that coffee enemas are the “fountain of youth.” Get me that coffee enema!

• faulty use of authority

• repeated assertion

• ad hominem

• non sequitur