Fallacies in Reasoning

You are a good person or a bad person; there is no in between.

• Circular Reasoning

• Either/Or Fallacy

• Straw Man Fallacy

• Hasty Generalization

My Uber driver in Cincinatti, Ohio was loud and obnoxious. Everyone from that city is annoying.

• Either/Or Fallacy

• Circular Reasoning

• Hasty Generalization

• Straw Man Fallacy

The other candidate in this election does not value the special bond between man and animal since they are against allowing pets in school.

• Straw Man Fallacy

• Hasty Generalization

• Either/Or Fallacy

• Circular Reasoning

If you say I can't have ice cream for breakfast, you must never want children to enjoy life.

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man Fallacy

• Either/Or Fallacy

• Hasty Generalization

You should vote for Kate! She is a great communicator because she knows how to talk to others well.

• Straw Man Fallacy

• Circular Reasoning

• Hasty Generalization

• Either/Or Fallacy

You are either a book worm, or you love to make TikTok videos.

• Either/Or Fallacy

• Hasty Generalization

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man Fallacy

A personal attack meant to discredit one’s opponent

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

Assumes the NATURAL choice is always the best choice

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

Assumes the POPULAR choice is always the best choice

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

Supports a claim with the claim itself

• Red Herring

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association