Logical Fallacies

If only people took President Forks seriously they'd realize that his policy to add new regulations on gun ownership is disturbingly similar to Germany's during the Second World War. And we all remember how that ended.

• Slipperly Slope

• Reductio ad Hitlerum

• False Dilemma

• Equivocation

If we don't teach abstinence-only education to teenagers, teen pregnancy rates will skyrocket and new deadly STDs will emerge.

• Red Herring

• Non sequitur

• Slippery Slope

• Special Pleading

Jane: We should learn to cooperate with other nations because it will improve trade and make the world a safer place.

John: What would you know about trade and peace? Yesterday, you left your dog in a hot car while you got groceries.

• Ad hominem

• Argument of Ignorance

• Tu quoque

• Red Herring

Every time I meet a golfer, the conversation puts me to sleep. All golfers must be that boring.

• Hasty Generalization

• False Dilemma

• Straw Man

• Red Herring

John: Consuming too much alcohol is terrible for your liver. You shouldn't do it.

Jane: You're an alcoholic and stil kicking. It's clearly not a big deal.

• Non sequitur

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

• Tu quoque

The majority of people voted for President Skip. Therefore, his policy to increase military spending must be right.

• Argumentum ad Populum

• Argument from Ignorance

• Equivocation

• Circular reasoning

Jane: I think the best way to solve our economic woes is to increase taxes on the wealthy and use it for infrastructure spending and education.

John: I can't believe you want to redistribute wealth to lazy poor people.

• Circular Reasoning

• Red Herring

• Ad hominem

• Straw Man

The only explanation I have for why tuition is so high is that universities spend too much on useless things like silly research studies and new buildings. I don't see any other reasons.

• Special Pleading

• Circular Reasoning

• Equivocation

• Non sequitur

John: The Bible explicitly discusses slavery at numerous points but only vaguely discusses abortion. How do you justify ignoring the sections featuring objectively immoral ideas while adhering strongly to sections that are incredibly vague?

Jane: Have you actually read the Bible? I have.

• Special Pleading

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• Ad hominem

We're out of water. We can either throw Wendy overboard or we can die of dehydration.

• Special Pleading

• Straw Man

• Non sequitur

• False Dilemma