Logical Fallacies

A girl tells her boyfriend she’d prefer Chinese food over Pizza tonight. The boyfriend rolls his eyes and tells her that she must hate pizza.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

People who do not support the proposed state minimum wage increase hate the poor.

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which logical fallacy uses comparison to support a conclusion in a logical argument.

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• False Analogy

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Sally is asking Sam why he decided to buy a bunch of junk food when they had agreed to try to save money. Sam’s response is that Sally bought a new video game last week so she shouldn’t be criticizing him.

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why is this a logical fallacy: 
"Senator Jones says that we should not fund the attack submarine program. I disagree entirely. I can't understand why he wants to leave us defenseless like that."

• It is showing Senator Jones is an authority on submarines.

• Submarines are popular.

• It changes the argument to something else. 

• It stereotypes submarines.

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why is this a logical fallacy? "All elephants are big. Some boys are big. Therefore some boys are elephants."

• It says A is true and B is true so A+B must be true.

• It oversimplifies.

• It only gives two choices to a larger problem.

• It says the two things always happen together.

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why is this a logical fallacy? "You can never give anyone a break. If you do, they'll walk all over you."

• It oversimplifies the problem.

• It leads to something that probably won't happen.

• It only gives two choices to a larger problem.

• It argues someone's an expert.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why is this a logical fallacy? “Sure, we haven’t given raises in over five years to our employees. You know, we work really hard to make a good product. We try to ensure the best customer service, too.”

• It stereotypes employees.

• It takes you away from the true argument.

• It oversimplifies the problem.

• It calls on an expert to persuade you.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why is this a logical fallacy?
"Everyone should like coffee: 95% of teachers do!"

• It tells you to like something because a lot of people do.

• It simplifies the argument.

• It generalizes the argument. 

• It says A is true and B is true so A+B must be true.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why is this a logical fallacy? "Annie must like Starbucks because all white girls like Starbucks."

• It changes the argument.

• It stereotypes.

• It connects two unrelated things.

• It reduces the argument.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1