Fallacious Reasoning

Which logical fallacy is used in the text? Did you know that Dale is back home, living with his parents again, and won't get a job? Gosh, millennials are such a lazy generation.

• Slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences.

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations.

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Which logical fallacy is used in the text? This news story must be accurate. It's been shared online over a million times!

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations.

• Bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct.

• Slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences.

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Is Warren's response an example of fallacious reasoning?

• Yes

• No

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Is this an example of fallacious reasoning?

"Several months ago, there were a few unruly violent gatherings of people in the Chicagoland area. People must be respectful of each other, and follow the law for everyone's safety and security."

• Yes

• No

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Why is it important to understand fallacious reasoning?

• Because I will want to be able to persuade people using the techniques.

• Because if I am aware of the fallacious reasoning techniques I will be able to pass me English classes with straight A's.

• Because understanding these fallacies could help me sort through arguments for valid reasoning.

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This cartoon is an example of ?

• Ad Hominem Fallacy

• Over Generalization Fallacy

• Straw Man Fallacy

• Appeal to Authority Fallcy

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The president of Honduras is a good leader because he is a leader of the country. This is an example of which common fallacy?

• Straw Man Fallacy

• Over Generalization Fallacy

• Circular Reasoning Fallacy

• Ad Hominem Fallacy

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What type of fallacy is this: Everyone who goes to college is supposed to be successful. However, most of the people I know don't even use their degree for their job! I mean really, is college necessary?

• Circular Reasoning Fallacy

• Over Generalization Fallacy

• Ad Hominem Fallacy

• Appeal to Authority Fallacy

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Which logical fallacy is present in the statement: 'If we allow students to redo their assignments, soon they'll expect to redo every test and exam!'?

• A) Slippery slope fallacy: assuming a small step will lead to extreme outcomes.

• B) Hasty generalization: making a broad claim based on limited evidence.

• C) Bandwagon fallacy: assuming something is true because it's popular.

• D) Circular reasoning: the conclusion is included in the premise.

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Identify the fallacy in this argument: 'You can't trust Jane's opinion on climate change; she's not a scientist.'

• A) Ad Hominem Fallacy: attacking the person instead of the argument.

• B) Straw Man Fallacy: misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.

• C) Red Herring Fallacy: introducing irrelevant information to distract from the argument.

• D) Appeal to Ignorance: assuming something is true because it hasn't been proven false.

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