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WorksheetsLogical Fallacies
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 6mins
An argument that assumes the truth of what it is trying to prove.
hasty generalization / over generalization
circular reasoning
straw man argument
ad hominem
An argument that wrongly assumes there are only two possible positions.
false dichotomy/ Black and white fallacy
false causation
appeal to nature
hasty generalization/ over generalization
Drawing a conclusion based on a small sample size; a broad claim based on limited evidence.
non sequitur
false causation
red herring
hasty generalization / over generalization
"The Cardinals are the best football team because they're better than all the other teams."
hasty generalization / over generalization
circular reasoning
straw man argument
ad hominem
"Four out of five dentists recommend Happy Glossy toothpaste. Therefore, it must be great."
non sequitur
false causation
red herring
hasty generalization / over generalization
"To get better schools, we have to raise taxes. If we don't, we can't have better schools."
false dichotomy / Black and white fallacy
false causation
appeal to nature
hasty generalization / over generalization
An argument that wrongly assumes there are only two possible positions.
false dichotomy / Black and white fallacy
false causation
appeal to nature
hasty generalization / over generalization
"The Cardinals are the best football team because they're better than all the other teams."
hasty generalization / over generalization
circular reasoning
straw man argument
ad hominem
You visit a new country and the first person you meet in the airport is rude. You send a message to a friend back home that everyone in this new country is rude.
hasty generalization / over generalization
bad analogy
false cause
loaded language
what is a fallcy ?
true belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
a policy for falling
a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
I was just on the phone with a Southerner, and I could barely keep up! All Southerners talk fast.
ad populum
circular reasoning
hasty generalization / over generalization
ad hominem
You can buy the new Sensitivity perfume, or you can smell bad all day.
post hoc ergo propter hoc
either/or / Black and white fallacy
hasty generalization / over generalization
strawman
