Types of Fallacies & Biases

Student A argues:

“Wearing uniforms helps promote equality among students and reduces distractions in the classroom.”

Student B responds:

“Of course you'd say that — you’ve always been a teacher’s pet who blindly follows rules. No one should take your opinion seriously.”

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to force

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to the

  popular

Student A says:

“I think having weekend homework helps reinforce what we learned and keeps us prepared for exams.”

Student B responds:

“Yeah right, coming from someone who has no social life. Of course you want more homework.”

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to force

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to the

  popular

"If you don’t vote for me as class president, I’ll make sure you get kicked out of the group project."

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to force

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to the

  popular

"If you tell the teacher I cheated, I’ll make sure you regret it."

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to force

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to the

  popular

"Please give me a passing grade, sir. If I fail, my parents will be so disappointed in me!"

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to force

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to the

  popular

"We should cancel the exam. Everyone is already so stressed and exhausted!"

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to force

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to the

  popular

"Everyone in class thinks we shouldn’t have homework, so you should stop giving it."

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to force

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to the

  popular

"All the other teachers let us use phones during breaks, so you should too."

• Ad hominem

• Appeal to force

• Appeal to emotion

• Appeal to the

  popular

"We’ve always had a class Christmas party every year, so we should have one this year too."

• Appeal to the

  popular

• Appeal to tradition

• Begging the

  question

• Cause-and-effect

"We shouldn't change the school uniform design—it's been the same for decades!"

• Appeal to the

  popular

• Appeal to tradition

• Begging the

  question

• Cause-and-effect