Logical Fallacies Review

Which logical fallacy presents information to distract from the main issue or argument being discussed.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

Which logical fallacy occurs when a person rebuts an argument by misconstruing or oversimplifying it.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

Which logical fallacy is a type of argument in which the conclusion comes back to the premise without providing any outside proof, meaning both sides of the argument are making the same point?

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

Which logical fallacy uses comparison to support a conclusion in a logical argument.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

"There are so many dishes all over the place! You never do your dishes!"

"What about you?! You never take out the trash!"

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

Sally is asking Sam why he decided to buy a bunch of junk food when they had agreed to try to save money. Sam’s response is that Sally bought a new video game last week so she shouldn’t be criticizing him.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

"I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!"

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

A fifth grade teacher says her class needs to spend more time on math tasks. A parent complains, saying the teacher doesn’t care about literacy subjects.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

If we ever find aliens out there they will need oxygen in some form on their planet. We know this because all animals on this planet require oxygen.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

Presenting an audience with only two options or courses of action when, in reality, there are a variety of options

• Post Hoc

• Slippery Slope

• False Equivalence

• False Dichotomy