Fallacies

I met two people in Terre Haute, and they were mean. So everyone in Terre Haute is rude

• Hasty Generalization
• Either-Or
• Red Herring
• False Clause

Person 1: I will balance the budget in my first year as governor. Person 2: Well, you have never ran a business before, so how could you possibly be smart enough to balance a budget?

• Hasty generalization
• Ad Hominem
• Slippery Slope
• bandwagon

Invalid analogy

• Bananas and phones are shaped the same therefore they are both made
• apple and androids both do the same thing therefore they have to be made the same
• banana and oranges are both fruit so they have to both be eaten
• monkeys and giraffes are both animals so they both belong in zoos

your either nice or mean theres no imbetwen

• either or
• appeal to tradition
• slippery slope
• hasty gernzation

You can either go with us to the basketball game tonight or sit at home and do nothing all night.

• bandwagon
• either or
• red herring
• false cause

Every time I bring my umbrella with me, it rains. If I leave it at home that must mean there will be sunshine.

• Ad hominem
• Hasty generalization
• Bandwagon
• False Cause

Bananas and telephones are both shaped to fit you hand.

• False Cause
• Invalid analogy.
• Red herring
• Slipery Slope

We can't raise salaries but we still provide great benefits for our employees.

• red herring
• ad hominem
• slippery slope
• false cause

Kid: Mom, I want that toy! Mom: Honey, let's rush home. Yummy treat for you!

• Ad Hominem
• Slippery Slope
• Red Herring
• False cause

Bandwagon

• when you get a new phone, you have to get the one everyone else is getting.
• You have to go to the new restaurant because you uncle said to do so.
• You need a brand new phone because your friend said so
• you got a brand new car because it said it was old and you need one.