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WorksheetsIdentify flaws in reasoning
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
We cannot listen to John’s opinion on global warming because he is a tree hugger.
personal attack
slippery slope
straw man
false dichotomy
Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that as the face of our next president?
Straw man
Hasty Generalization
Slippery slope
Ad Hominem
Billy - "An apple is a vegetable." Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "
Ad hominem
False dichotomy
Exaggeration
Slippery slope
He can't be a great athlete; he cheated on his wife.
Personal attack
Slippery slope
either-or fallacy
hasty generalization
Select the fallacy being used.
bandwagon
either/or
hasty generalization
false analogy
Select the fallacy being used.
bandwagon
Straw man
hasty generalization
false analogy
Select the fallacy being used.
bandwagon
either/or
hasty generalization
false analogy
Select the fallacy being used.
bandwagon
either/or
hasty generalization
false analogy
Select the fallacy being used.
bandwagon
either/or
hasty generalization
false analogy
Charlie: I think we should put more money into schools. Quality public education is so important.
Bob: So you’re saying we should cut military spending and spend it instead on more spiral notebooks and crayons? I guess you want our country to be a weak, defenseless target for terrorists.
Ad Hominem
Hasty Generalization
Faulty Causality
Straw Man
My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him.
Slippery Slope
Sentimental Appeal
Bandwagon
Ad Hominem
Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job.
Ad Hominem
Scare Tactic
Hasty Generalization
Sentimental Appeal
You need to go to the party with me, otherwise you’ll just be bored at home.
hasty generalization
slippery slope
false dichotomy
appeal to ignorance
Which fallacy is pictured?
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
False analogy
Bandwagon
Ignores someone's actual argument and presents a distorted or oversimplified version instead
slippery slope
straw man
bandwaggon
false analogy
Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or decide not to have music for a while
straw man
slippery slope
either or fallacy
false analogy
"Bernie Saunders wouldn't make a good president because he looks like a sad muppet."
False analogy
ad hominem
bandwagon
either/or
The secretary claims that mining is doing more harm than good to the environment and to the people. The pro-mining politicians accused her of being anti-poor who values the life of a tree more than the life of miners whose only source of income is mining.
Black or while
False analogy
Straw Man
Ad Hominem
Person A: I think pollution from humans contributes to climate change.
Person B: So, you think humans are directly responsible for extreme weather, like hurricanes, typhoons and droughts.
False analogy
hasty generalization
straw man
Personal attack
