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

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

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

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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

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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

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

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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

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

• Either/Or Fallacy

• Hasty Generalization

• Circular Reasoning

• Straw Man Fallacy

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

A personal attack meant to discredit one’s opponent

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Assumes the NATURAL choice is always the best choice

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Assumes the POPULAR choice is always the best choice

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Supports a claim with the claim itself

• Red Herring

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1