Avoiding Fallacies in Arguments

“How can we believe a blatant liar like him when he never provides evidence of work during the project?”

• Slippery Slope

• False Dilemma

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalisation

“Either you love me, or you hate me.”

• Circular Argument

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

• False Dilemma

“Everyone is going to get the new smart phone when it comes out this weekend. I must get one too!”

• Hasty Generalisation

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

• False Dilemma

A teacher catches a student cheating during a test. The student in response says, “I know I’ve made a mistake. But think of my parents. They’re going to be heartbroken.”

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Argument

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

America is the best place to live, because it's better than any other country.

• Circular Argument

• Hasty Generalisation

• Bandwagon

• Red Herring

“People always vote with their emotions instead of their brains nowadays.”

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• Hasty Generalisation

• Ad Hominem

“You've to let me go to the party! If I don’t go, I’ll be a loser with no friends. I’ll end up a spinster and die alone!”

• Slippery Slope

• False Dilemma

• Hasty Generalisation

• Circular Argument