Logical Reasoning & Fallacies Practice - Homework

A personal attack meant to discredit one’s opponent

• 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

The use of a completely unrelated topic in support of a claim

• Red Herring

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

A very broad claim based on very little evidence

• False Causation

• False Dichotomy

• Hasty Generalization

• Straw Man

A misrepresentation of an opponent’s position that makes it easier to argue against

• False Causation

• False Dichotomy

• Hasty Generalization

• Straw Man

Officer, I was only driving as fast as everyone around me. I'm sure I wasn't speeding.

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

Sure, we haven't given raises to our employees in more than ten years. However, we do pride ourselves on providing customer service in over seven different languages.

• Red Herring

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

No one in your family surfs? But I thought you said you lived in California before this.

• False Causation

• False Dichotomy

• Hasty Generalization

• Straw Man

A conclusion based on the premise, “if this, then that” often, the assembly of a causal chain of events that result in an unlikely or extreme outcome

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  strawman

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  slippery slope

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  ad populum

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  circular reasoning