WorksheetsLogical Fallacy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.
Hasty Generalization
Bandwagon
Straw Man
Appeal to Authority
My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.
Hasty Generalization
Circular Reasoning
Cherry-picking the evidence
Ad Hominem
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
"KFC is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!"
converse accident
ad populum
ad baculum
ad nauseum
Water fluoridation affects the brain. Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began.
Post Hoc / False correlation
Hasty Generalization
Red Herring
Begging the Question
Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while.
False Dichotomy
Slipper Slope
Weak Analogy
Post Hoc
Luke didn't want to eat his vegetables, but his father told him to think about the poor, starving children in a third world country who don't have anything to eat.
Hasty generalization
Appeal to emotion
Post hoc
Ad populum
Which logical fallacy does this image represent?
Ad Hominem
Red Herring
Hasty Generalization
Straw Man
Which logical fallacy does this image represent?
Ad Hominem
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Straw Man
What is the most accurate definition for a fallacy?
An error in reasoning
A false or mistaken idea
Of sound reasoning
restates the original position as support for the argument
false analogy
circular reasoning
post hoc fallacy
