Fallacies of the Day

A rainbow appeared in the sky the day before basketball tryouts, and I made the team! If there's a rainbow when I try out in the spring, I'm sure I'll make the team again.

• This is an example of HASTY GENERALIZATION

• This is an example of FALSE CAUSE & EFFECT

I'm not surprised, frankly, that someone who gets lost in his own neighborhood would argue that New York has better pizza than Chicago.

• This is an example of AD HOMINEM

• This is an example of RED HERRING

Of course you don't like rap or hip-hop music! You wear the same clothes every day and have zero fashion sense.

• This is an example of APPEAL TO EMOTION

• This is an example of AD HOMINEM

I saw one dog off of its leash in Livingston; it is completely unacceptable. Let's make our streets safe again by addressing this dog problem!

• This is an example of BANDWAGON

• This is an example of HASTY GENERALIZATION

All the popular guys at school are dyeing their hair purple, so you should, too!

• This is an example of BANDWAGON

• This is an example of AD HOMINEM

Sure, we haven't given raises to our employees in more than ten years. However, we do pride ourselves on providing customer service in over seven different languages.

• This is an example of RED HERRING

• This is an example of HASTY GENERALIZATION

Officer, I was only driving as fast as everyone around me. I'm sure I wasn't speeding.

• This is an example of BANDWAGON

• This is an example of FALSE CAUSATION

This fast food chain claims that they've served five billion people, so they must have the best hamburger in town. Five billion people can't be wrong!

• This is an example of APPEAL TO EMOTION

• This is an example of BANDWAGON

You never even finished law school, so why should I trust you to watch my children?

• This is an example of FALSE AUTHORITY

• This is an example of AD HOMINEM

Mom, I know you're upset that I went over my cell limit this month. The important issue here, though, is that I got an A on my algebra exam.

• This is an example of LOADED QUESTION

• This is an example of RED HERRING