WorksheetsFallacies, pt. 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The writer or speaker intentionally misleads the audience by using a word with a double or ambiguous meaning.
Equivocation
false dilemma (either/or fallacy)
faulty analogy
red herring
You think I am unfaithful because I kissed another woman? You are the one who is unfaithful, because you are giving up faith in our relationship.
Equivocation
Doubtful Authority
Either/Or
False Analogy
A fallacy of language that occurs when a word is used in two different senses so the meaning of the word is shifted and confused
Begging the Question
Fallacy of Composition
Equivocation
Fallacy of Incompatibility
I love Ferrari. They make the best supercars. When I was in Italy, I drove a Ferrari across a field. (It was a tractor...)
Equivocation
Ad Hominem
Non Sequitur
Bandwagon
"Thanks for giving us a hand in Iraq."
Non Sequitur
Red Herring
Causal Fallacy
Equivocation
Mother: It’s bedtime Jane
Jane: Mom, how do ants feed their babies?
Mother: Don’t know dear, close your eyes now.
Jane: But mama, do ant babies cry when they’re hungry?
straw man
non sequitur
red herring
hasty generalization
In order to really look at the problem of global warming, we must first consider how the homeless suffer when it is cold.
hasty generalization
non sequitur
straw man
red herring
There is a lot of commotion regarding saving the environment. We cannot make this world an Eden. What will happen if it does become Eden? Adam and Eve got bored there!
red herring
moral equivalence
non sequitur
straw man
This fallacy consists in diverting attention from the real issue by focusing instead on an issue having only a surface relevance to the first.
Causal Fallacy
Circular Reasoning
Red Herring
Equivocation
Justin's mom gets his phone bill and he has gone over the limit. He begins talking to her about how hard his math class is and how well he did on a test today.
false analogy
hasty generalization
red herring
False dichotomy
Lindsey: I think capital punishment is a necessary component of our justice system and should remain legal.
Kayla: So you are saying that murder should be legal and it is okay for us to go around killing people just because we think they deserve it? That isn't right.
Of what fallacy is Kayla guilty?
This fallacy occurs when, in attempting to refute another person's argument, you address only a weak or distorted version of it. It is the misrepresentation of an opponent's position or a competitor's product to tout one's own argument or product as superior.
Straw Man
Causal Fallacy
Non Sequitur
Circular Reasoning
Bandwagon
Ad Hominem
Equivocation
Straw Man
The sun rises every time the rooster crows. Roosters make the sunrise.
Slippery Slope
Causal Fallacy
Equivocation
Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Causal Fallacy
Circular Reasoning
Red Herring
Our garage sale made a lot of money until Joan showed up.
Circular Reasoning
Causal Fallacy
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Last week I ate a loaf of bread. A few days later, I got the flu. I'm never eating bread again.
Red Herring
Circular Reasoning
Equivocation
Causal Fallacy
Tigers and Lions are ruthless killers. That's why I don't have a housecat.
Bandwagon
Causal Fallacy
Red Herring
Ad Hominem
The SF Giants are the best baseball team in the league because they are better than everyone else.
Red Herring
Circular Reasoning
Straw Man
Equivocation
There aren't enough parking spaces on campus because there are too many cars.
Circular Reasoning
Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Red Herring
Circular Reasoning
False Dilemma
Appeal to Authority
I would never vote for a third party because they can't win. They could only win when people start voting for a third-party candidate.
Circular Reasoning
Bandwagon
Appeal to Authority
Slippery Slope
Sally never tells lies. We know this because she told us so, and she doesn't lie, so it must be true.
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Circular Reasoning
Tu Quoque
