Rhetorical Fallacies

I don't know how Professor Resnick can be such a hard grader.  He's always late for class.

• Ad Hominem

• Categorical Claim

• Exaggeration

• Stereotyping

That answer you just gave cannot be right because you are always so rude.  

• Ad hominem

• Categorical Claim

• Exaggeration

• Stereotyping

Billy - "An apple is a vegetable."  Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "

• Ad hominem

• Categorical Claim

• Exaggeration

• Stereotyping

Women can't do as good a job as men.  

• Ad hominem

• Categorical Claim

• Exaggeration

• Stereotyping

Imagine you're in a heated debate club meeting at school. Evelyn is passionately arguing her point, but instead of using logical reasons, she starts appealing to everyone's emotions. Which fallacy is Evelyn using?

• Straw man

• Ad populum

• Slippery slope

• Red herring

Misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so it's easier to attack and knockdown

Ex: Wife: I'd rather have a dog than a cat.Husband: Why do you hate cats?

• Scare Tactics

• Bandwagon

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

Using fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihood Ex: "If you don't buy this product, you risk injury and death."

• Slippery Slope

• Scare Tactics

• Appeal to False Authority

• Straw Man

She should not be voted president because she's a liar and a thief. 

• Ad hominem

• Categorical Claim

• Exaggeration

• Stereotyping

All people who live in England have bad teeth.

• Ad hominem

• Categorical Claim

• Exaggeration

• Stereotyping

We are so poor we don't have two cents to rub together. 

• Ad hominem

• Categorical Claim

• Exaggeration

• Stereotyping