Logical Fallacies

"This is the best band because they make the best music!"

This statement is an example of which logical fallacy?

• Anecdote

• Loaded Language

• Bandwagon Approval

• Circular Reasoning

A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning.

• True

• False

If we ban Hummers because they are bad for the environment eventually the government will ban all cars, so we should not ban Hummers.

• Slipper Slope

• Hasty Generalization

• Circular Argument

• Red Herring

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

• Begging the Claim

• Ad hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Straw Man

Because B come after A, A must have cause B

• Post Hoc

• Hasty Genralizaation

• Slippery Slope

• Weak/False Analogy

When two things being compared are similar in some ways but not relevant to the argument.

• Slippery Slope

• Appeals to authority

• Band Wagon

• Weak/False Analogy

An attempt to add strength to an argument by refereeing to respected sources

• Band Wagon

• Hasty Generalization

• Appeals to Authority

• Tu Quoque

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

• Straw Man

• Begging the Question

40 million people can't be wrong! Buy the new Iphone XIV today!

• Bandwagon

• False dichotomy

• Post hoc

• Straw man

Which logical fallacy is in this meme?

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem