Understanding Fallacies

“Ever since the school installed those new water fountains, the number of student absences has gone up. The fountains must be making people sick.”' What type of fallacy is this?

• Hasty Generalization
• Post Hoc
• Slippery Slope
• Appeal to Pity

“If we let students redo one homework assignment, soon they’ll expect to retake every test and rewrite every essay, and there will be no standards left at all!” What fallacy is being used?

• Either/Or
• Incorrect Premise
• Slippery Slope
• Appeal to Authority

“Please don’t mark me late—I was up all night taking care of my baby sister and my mom is sick!” This is an example of:

• Appeal to pity
• Post Hoc
• Hasty Generalization
• Either/Or

“A famous actor said that eating this brand of cereal every morning will boost your immune system, so it must be true.” Which fallacy is being committed?

• Slippery Slope
• Hasty Generalization
• Incorrect Premise
• Inappropriate Appeal to Authority

You either support building more highways, or you want people to be stuck in traffic forever.” This is what kind of fallacy?

• Appeal to Pity
• Hasty Generalization
• Slippery Slope
• Either/Or (False Dilemma)

“My neighbor’s cat scratches the furniture, so I think all cats are destructive.” What fallacy does this illustrate?

• Post Hoc
• Incorrect Premise
• Hasty Generalization
• Either/Or

“Everyone loves chocolate. So, chocolate should be served with every school lunch.” Identify the fallacy in this argument.

• Slippery Slope
• Incorrect Premise
• Inappropriate Appeal to Authority
• Appeal to Pity

“My lucky socks helped us win the basketball game. I’m going to wear them to every game now.” What fallacy is being made here?

• Post Hoc
• Either/Or
• Hasty Generalization
• Inappropriate Appeal to Authority

“I read a blog written by a scientist who says climate change is fake, so I believe it must be fake.” This is an example of:

• Appeal to Pity
• Incorrect Premise
• Inappropriate Appeal to Authority
• Slippery Slope

“Either we ban all cell phones at school, or students will never focus in class again.” What kind of fallacy is being used?

• Either/Or (False Dilemma)
• Hasty Generalization
• Appeal to Pity
• Post Hoc