logical fallacies

Given that the word fallacy has been taken from the Latin word fallacia meaning "deception, deceit, trick", what is a logical fallacy?

• using faulty reasoning for your own benefit

• using faulty reasoning to deceive another person

• using faulty reasoning to convince people through playing on emotions, credulity, and appearing credible

• all of the above

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which logical fallacy is apparent in the following:

People who eat yogurt have healthy guts. If I eat yogurt I will never get sick.

• strawman

• bandwagon

• false causation.

• appeal to nature

Which logical fallacy is seen in this example: The thing about the new math teacher (who is an excellent teacher) is that he/she really stands out because he/she has good teaching skills.

• false dichotomy

• appeal to nature

• bandwagon

• circular reasoning

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which logical fallacy is apparent in this example: Almadina school of Richmond does not have many students, so that must mean that the school has a very selective admissions process.

• hasty generalization

• bandwagon

• circular reasoning

• false causation

Select the logical fallacy:

My mother always told me that if I went outside right after bathing, during winter, I would catch pneumonia.

• slippery slope

• bandwagon

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Select the logical fallacy:

My opponent in the election keeps claiming that he wants to give tax credits to poor people. That means that he wants to raise taxes for the middle class.

• hasty generalization

• ad hominem

• straw man

• bandwagon

Select the logical fallacy:

Beyond Meat burgers are healthy for us because they do not have any meat in them.

• bandwagon

• appeal to nature

• glittering generalities

• hasty generalization

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Select the logical fallacy:

The new vice president has never gone to public school, so he can never connect to the middle and lower class.

• false causation

• middle ground

• ad hominem

• appeal to authority

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Select the logical fallacy:

We cannot support immigrants because we have too many homeless and poor Americans.

• middle ground

• glittering generalities

• false dichotomy

• guilt by association

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Select the logical fallacy:

We, the people, are going to work together to achieve justice, unity, and integrity.

• false causation

• bandwagon

• glittering generalities

• middle ground