Logical Fallacy

Do not tell me to eat healthy you eat worse than I do.

• ad hominem

• false premise

• straw man

• begging the question

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"So you like solar and wind energy? You must think coal miners should lose their jobs."

• false premise

• ad hominem

• straw man

• begging the question

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CCSS.RI.8.8

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Capitalism is Good Because The Free Market is Good

• Ad hominem

• Straw man

• False Premise

• Begging the question

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what logical fallacy is this an example of?

“of course it's fine to turn your homework in late, everyone does it!”

• appeal to ignorance

• bandwagon

• hasty generalization

• appeal to authority

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True or False?

Logical Fallacies are logically flawed or deceptive in some way

• true

• false

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what is this an example of?

"Michael Jordan said that broccoli is the healthiest food, so you should eat broccoli every day"

• appeal to authority

• hasty generalization

• slippery slope

• bandwagon fallacy

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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how can logical fallacies be prevented?

• by quickly forming an argument without facts

• by carefully thinking through arguments and challenging them with facts

• by not listening to Rachel's lecture

• by forgetting to do research

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I broke my mirror this morning, AND I failed my History test. I must've failed because the mirror gave me bad luck.

• Ad Hominem

• Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

• Non-Sequitur

• Ad Populum

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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Senator Lewis says we should not fund the missile attack program. I disagree. I don't understand why he wants to leave us defenseless like that.

• Straw man

• Post Hoc

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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That German, Fred, stole my wallet. All Germans are thieves.

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem

• Begging the Question

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1