LOGICAL FALLACIES

What type of logical fallacy is presented:

Christine has a terrible experience with a boyfriend. She decides that all boys are mean.

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Populum

• Slippery Slope

• Red Herring

What type of logical fallacy is presented:

Even though it's only the first day, I can tell this is going to be a boring course.

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

This is also called as appeal to logic or appeal to reason. When using this, the writer appeals to readers with the use of logic or reason.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Graphos

This is also referred to as emotional appeal. It aims to invoke sympathy.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Graphos

• Pathos

Also called an ethical appeal, this strategy is used when the writer convinces readers of his or her credibility or character.

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Graphos

To develop credibility, what should a writer to?

• Does not cite sources

• Rephrase the information he got from sources

• Copy everything

• Use only credible sources and cite those sources correctly.

What kind of logical fallacy is presented:

The level of mercury in seafood may be unsafe, but what will fishers do to support their families?

• Red Herring

• Hasty Generalization

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Populum

What logical fallacy is presented:

"You don't even belong to a church. How can you claim to be a Christian?"

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Ad Populum

• Slippery Slope

What type of logical fallacy is presented:

If we allow the children to choose the movie this time, they are going to expect to be able to choose the school they go to or the doctors they visit.

• Ad Populum

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

Attacks the arguer instead of the argument

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Populum

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring