Logical Fallacy Examples (8th HEnglish)

My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.

• Hasty Generalization

• Emotionalism

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• False Dichotomy

Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while.

• False Dichotomy

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Hasty Generalization

Luke didn't want to eat his vegetables, but his father told him to think about the poor, starving children in a third world country who don't have anything to eat.

• Hasty generalization

• Emotionalism

• Non Sequitor

• Ad Hominem

Billy - "An apple is a vegetable." Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "

• ad hominem

• false dichotomy

• red herring

• emotionalism

I thought you were a good person, but you weren’t in class today. So which are you?

• red herring

• ad hominem

• false dichotomy

• hasty generalization

Vote for me because the other candidate is a cheat and a liar!

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

• Non Sequitor

• Hasty Generalization

Which Logical Fallacy is represented in this picture?

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

Sure, we haven't given raises in over five years to our employees, but we work really hard to make a good product. We try to ensure the best customer service, too.

• Non Sequitor

• False Dichotomy

• Red Herring

• Hasty Generalization

A logical fallacy is...

• an error in reasoning

• a good idea

• a wrong answer

• a counterclaim