Logical Fallacies

We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.

• Straw Man

• Bandwagon

• Red Herring

• Appeal to Authority

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.

• Begging the Question

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless.

• Straw Man

• False Causality

• Either/Or

• Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Authority

• Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while.

• Slippery Slope

• False Causality

• Red Herring

• Either/Or

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Undistributed Middle

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Cari says that we need a major overhaul in education. Cari gets a speeding ticket every other week, so maybe she should learn how to drive instead of worrying about schools.

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Undistributed Middle

Consider the following exchange: Lindsey: I think capital punishment is a necessary component of our justice system and should remain legal. Kayla: So you are saying that murder should be legal and it is okay for us to go around killing people just because we think they deserve it? That isn't right. Of what fallacy is Kayla guilty?

• Slippery Slope

• Appeal to Authority

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

My professor, who has a Ph.D. in Astronomy, once told me that ghosts are real. Therefore, ghosts are real.

• Appeal to authority

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"Sure, we haven't given raises in over five years to our employees. You know, we work really hard to make a good product. We try to ensure the best customer service, too."

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

• Undistributed Middle

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1