Logical Fallacy Practice

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What is a Hasty Generalization?

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A logical fallacy where a conclusion is drawn from an insufficient amount of evidence. Example: "I met a tall man who loved cheese, so all tall people must like cheese."

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What is a Straw Man Argument?

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A logical fallacy that occurs when someone misrepresents an argument to make it easier to attack. Example: "You want to put more money into schools? So you want to cut military spending and make us defenseless?"

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What does Ad Populum mean?

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A logical fallacy that appeals to the popularity of a claim as a reason to accept it. Example: "Chick-fil-A is the best food chain because look at the crowds!"

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What is Circular Reasoning?

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A logical fallacy where the conclusion is included in the premise. Example: "You must obey the law because it's illegal to break the law."

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What is a Slippery Slope Argument?

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A logical fallacy that suggests that a minor action will lead to major and often ludicrous consequences. Example: "If you start gambling, you'll end up broke and turn to crime."

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What is an Ad Hominem Attack?

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A logical fallacy that attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself. Example: "You can't trust his opinion on climate change; he's not a scientist!"

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What is a Non Sequitur?

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A logical fallacy where the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises. Example: "She drives a nice car, so she must be a good person."

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What is a Red Herring?

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A logical fallacy that introduces irrelevant information to distract from the main issue. Example: "Why worry about the environment when there are so many homeless people?"

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What is a Loaded Question?

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A question that contains a controversial or unjustified assumption. Example: "Have you stopped cheating on tests?"

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What is an Either-Or Fallacy?

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A logical fallacy that presents two options as the only possibilities when more exist. Example: "You're either with us or against us."