Logical Fallacies

This logical fallacy relies on the unreasonable assumption that one small event will lead to a chain of events (domino effect).

• Hasty generalization

• Slippery slope

• Either/or

• Straw man

• Bandwagon

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My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago, and everyone knows his wife left him. If he can't even manage his own household, how can we trust him to know how to balance a simple budget?

• Hasty generalization

• Ad hominem

• Slippery slope

• Scare tactic

• Appeal to false authority

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The economy continues to grow as the number of "likes" on my Instagram account increase. I'm doing so much for this country.

• Slippery slope

• Straw man

• Hasty generalization

• Faulty causality

• Bandwagon

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My cousin works as a mechanic at Oil Changers, and he says that renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, aren't going to provide any help in fixing our nation's energy crisis. He's so right.

• Appeal to false authority

• Hasty generalization

• Sentimental appeal

• Scare tactic

• Either/or

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don't even have a job.

• Appeal to false authority

• Ad hominem

• Faulty causality

• Slippery slope

• Hasty generalization

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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I know you don't like the kitty-cat sweater Grandma knitted for you, but she worked so hard on it, and it will make her happy to see you wear it in the family photos.

• Sentimental appeal

• Bandwagon

• Scare tactic

• Straw man

• Either/or

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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Charlie: Fast food is filled with salt, fat, and added sugars. We need better regulation of the industry.

Bob: That may be, but you're such a hypocrite! I saw you devour a Triple-Baconator, super-sized fries, and 64 ounces of soda yesterday.

• Ad hominem

• Straw man

• Slippery slope

• Hasty generalization

• Appeal to false authority

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CCSS.RI.8.1

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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This logical fallacy attacks the individual for an unrelated personal characteristic rather than attacking their actual argument.

• Ad hominem

• Hasty generalization

• Sentimental appeal

• Appeal to false authority

• Either/or

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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If I don't take this A.P. class, then I won't do well on the exam. If I don't do well on the A.P. exam, then I can't get into a good college. Then I'll never get a good job, and I'll have to live with my parents forever! I have to take that A.P. class NOW.

• Slippery slope

• Hasty generalization

• Straw man

• Ad hominem

• Sentimental appeal

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Global chocolate consumption is highest in Switzerland, yet people there are among the trimmest in the industrialized world. Therefore, it's reasonable to conclude that chocolate helps keep your weight down.

• Faulty causality

• Slippery slope

• Straw man

• Hasty generalization

• Either/or

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CCSS.RI.8.1

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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