Logical Fallacies

"You can either eat healthy food and be miserable or eat unhealthy food and enjoy life."

What logcial fallacy is present in this statement?

• appeal to tradition

• bandwagon

• false dilema

• strawman

What type of logical fallacy is President Trump using in this tweet?

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Hasty Generalization

• Appeal to Tradition

"Those who oppose the death penalty believe that murderers should be coddled and forgiven without consequences, ignoring the need for justice."

What logical fallacy is present in this statement?

• Ad Hominen

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

• Strawman

“After my son had his vaccine, he developed autism. Therefore, the vaccine causes autism.”

What kind of logical fallacy is present in this statement?

• false dilema

• red herring

• hasty generalization

• bandwagon

Which of the following is a slippery slope fallacy?

• If we ban guns in certain areas, it won't be long before the government confiscates all firearms, and then we'll have no means to defend ourselves.

• You can either accept my proposal for the project exactly as it is, or you're sabotaging the team's efforts.

• We should not worry about pollution because there are bigger problems in the world like poverty and hunger.

• Taylor Swift is a spoiled brat who is out of touch with her fans.

What kind of logical fallacy is present in this example?

• Appeal to tradition

• Appeal to pity

• Ad hominem

• Bandwagon

Choose the bandwagon fallacy from the following fallacies.

• If all your friends are going to the party, you should go too.

• If we allow prisoners any rights or privileges, it will encourage more crime, and soon, lawlessness will reign.

• The argument about climate change is invalid because the scientist presenting it has been divorced three times.

• Yes, I forgot to do my homework, but I stayed up all night studying for the test!

After the new CEO took over, profits declined. Therefore, the CEO’s leadership is the reason for the company’s losses.

• False Cause

• Ad Hominem

• Strawman

• Slipper Slope

Either we ban all video games, or young people will continue to suffer from poor grades and social isolation.

• false cause

• false appeal to emotion

• false appeal to authority

• false dilemma

Cats are just aggressive; every cat I've met has scratched me.

• false cause

• hasty generalization

• false appeal to pity

• ad hominem