Logical Fallacies

Argument: "My friend visited Italy and had a bad experience with rude locals. Italians are just unfriendly people."

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Either/Or

Argument: "We either ban all cars from the city center or accept that air pollution will keep getting worse."

• Faulty Causality

• Scare Tactics

• Either/Or

• Appeal to False Authority

• Argument: "Ever since we installed the new software, the office has been much colder. The software must be causing the temperature drop."

• Bandwagon

• Faulty Causality

• Straw Man

• Hasty Generalization

Argument: "If we allow students to redo their tests, next they'll expect to redo their entire courses, and soon they'll want to rewrite the whole curriculum."

• Either/Or

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to False Authority

• Slippery Slope

Argument: "People who want to cut military spending want a weak defense system, leaving us open to attacks."

• Straw Man

• Appeal to False Authority

• Sentimental Appeal

• Either/Or

Argument: "Everyone is switching to electric cars; you should too."

• Either/Or

• Hasty Generalization

• Appeal to False Authority

• Bandwagon

Argument: "Why should we listen to him about financial planning? He's never been successful in his own investments."

• Ad Hominem

• Faulty Causality

• Straw Man

• Either/Or

Argument: "If you don't buy this home security system, your house will be an easy target for burglars."

• Sentimental Appeal

• Scare Tactics

• Slippery Slope

• Appeal to False Authority

Argument: "Think of the poor starving children; we must donate to this charity."

• Hasty Generalization

• Faulty Causality

• Sentimental Appeal

• Appeal to False Authority

Argument: "Every time I see a black cat, something bad happens. Therefore, black cats bring bad luck."

• Slippery Slope

• Scare Tactics

• Faulty Causality

• Hasty Generalization