More practice detecting Logical Fallacies

Heather, Nora, and Rohan are having a heated debate. One of them uses a tactic where they attack the character of the other person instead of their idea. Can you identify the fallacy they used?

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

Imagine you're at a party with Bert, Abigail, and Henry. Everyone starts to believe that unicorns exist because everyone else at the party believes so. What fallacy is this scenario illustrating?

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

• Slippery Slope

Match the definition with the fallacy: "reducing complex issues into only TWO options"

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Hominem

• Equivocation

• Either-Or

Match the definition with the fallacy: "inference based on little to no evidence and/or based on stereotyping"

• Non-Sequitur

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• Hasty Generalization

Imagine Luna, James, and Aiden are having a debate. Luna makes a statement: "If we allow James to have an extra cookie, then Aiden will want one too!". Can you match Luna's statement with the correct fallacy?

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• Fallacy

• Ad Hominem

Match the definition with the fallacy: "when you create a DISTRACTION to divert attention from the argument"

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

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Exit slip: How would you sum up the concept of "logical fallacies" in a few words? If you were giving someone advice about how to make a strong argument, you might tell them to avoid...

What fallacy is pictured above?

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

• Either-Or

Which fallacy is pictured?

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Hominem

• Either-Or

• Red Herring

Which fallacy is pictured?

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon