WorksheetsLogical Fallacies
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
If I don’t take this A.P. class, then I won’t do well on the exam. If I don’t do well on the A.P. exam, then I can’t get into a good college. If I can’t get into a good college, then I’ll never get a good job. If I can’t get a good job, then I’m going to have to live in my parents’ basement forever. Guess I’ll sign up for the A.P. class.
Slippery Slope
Ad Hominim
Bandwagon
Hasty Generalization
I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her new school has one and I want her to fit in with the other kids.
Bandwagon
False Analogy
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
My cousin Bob works as a mechanic at Oil Changers and he says that renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, aren’t going to provide any help in fixing our nation’s energy crisis.
False Authority
Straw Man
Bandwagon
Dogmatism
There is definitely a link between autism and the vaccines given to toddlers. I know this because a Wikipedia entry mentioned numerous studies that found this to be true.
False Authority
Ad Hominim
Red Herring
False Analogy
We think this new MallTime game app will be a success because all little girls like shopping.
Hasty Generalization
False Authority
Ad Hominim
Slippery Slope
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.
Strawman
Dogmatism
Red Herring
Bandwagon
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
Ad Hominem
Straw Man
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
Charlie: Fast food is filled with salt, fat, and added sugars. We need better regulation of the industry. Bob: That may be, but you’re such a hypocrite! I saw you devour a Triple-Baconator, super-sized fries, and 64 ounces of soda yesterday.
Ad Hominem
False Authority
False Analogy
Dogmatism
My grandmother ate 10 cloves of raw garlic every day. Not surprisingly, she lived to be 102
False Analogy
Dogmatism
Red Herring
Bandwagon
The economy continues to grow as the number of “likes” on my Instagram account continue to increase. Clearly, the two are linked.
False Analogy
Dogmatism
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
Over 50 million kids nationwide choose Mega-Bat for their baseball needs.
False Authority
Bandwagon
Straw Man
Red Herring
Candidate B has some good experience, but her shoes are too high and look extremely uncomfortable.
False Authority
Bandwagon
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
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
ad hominem
red herring
hasty generalization
Bandwagon
False Authority
Red Herring
Mayor Blake wants to create more bicycle lanes in Lowell. Why is he forcing us to give up our cars and bike everywhere?
False Causation
False Dichotomy
Hasty Generalization
Straw Man
No one in your family surfs? But I thought you said you lived in California before this.
Ad Hominem
Dogmatism
Hasty Generalization
Straw Man
I like ice cream better than cake, so everyone should eat cake! Now! Do it!
Dogmatism
Hasty Generalization
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
President Smith said that the only way to solve the housing crisis is with the policy that he and his cabinet created.
Dogmatism
Ad Hominem
Hasty Generalization
False Analogy
