Logical Fallacies Overgeneralization and Slippery Slope

What’s next? Will we ban portable radios, speakers, and headphones on campus? Will tip toe around first-year students?

• circular reasoning

• bandwagon

• hasty generalization

• slippery slope

•  strawman

Answer explanation

This answer is full of possible scenarios that could happen. If this....then this....etc. Domino effect.

general statement or conclusion that is made without sufficient evidence.

• hasty generalization

• non sequitur

• slippery slope

• red herring

The act of drawing conclusions that are too broad because they exceed what could be logically concluded from the available information.

• Overgeneralization

• Understatement

• Dogmatism

• Faulty Analogy

Suggesting that one small event will create a series of events that will lead to a catastrophic end.

• Slippery Slope

• Logical Fallacy

• Red Herring

• Overgeneralization

If you don't get up early every day you will be late. The more you are late the more trouble you will get into. The more trouble you get into, you will end up losing your job and your family will starve. (This is an example of...)

• Overgeneralization

• Bandwagon

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

Everyone loves Post Malone and can name at least one of his songs! (This is an example of...)

• Overgeneralization

• Faulty Analogy

• Red Herring

• Aliens!

__________ is a mistake in reasoning, a flawed argument used just to win a debate, a distraction from the actual argument, or a foundational weakness in reasoning.

• Valid Argument

• The Statue Quo

• Ad Hominem

• Logical Fallacy

Why is it important to know logical fallacies?

• To get into arguments

• To impress your teacher and classmates

• To detect errors in your writing as well as others

• None of the above

Identify which type of fallacy does this conclusion convey. If I don’t take this A.P. class, then I won’t do well on the exam. If I don’t do well on the A.P. exam, then I can’t get into a good college. If I can’t get into a good college, then I’ll never get a good job. If I can’t get a good job, then I’m going to have to live in my parents’ basement forever. Guess I’ll sign up for the A.P. class.

• Overgeneralization (Hasty Generalization)

• Slippery Slope

If I let you go to the bathroom pretty soon everybody will want to go to the bathroom. This is an example of

• The Slippery Slope Fallacy

• Overgeneralization Fallacy (Hasty Generalization Fallacy))