WorksheetsLogical Fallacies Practice
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
A personal attack meant to discredit one’s opponent
ad hominem
bandwagon
slippery slope
hasty generalization
A fallacious argument that restates the argument or claim rather than proving it. The argument goes in a circle. The arguer assumes what he or she is attempting to prove.
red herring
post hoc
circular reasoning
either or
Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate.
circular reasoning
hasty generalization
false cause
false authority
raising a side issue that distracts the audience from what is really at stake.
red herring
slippery slope
non sequitur
begging the question
Using an expert to sell something… except they are not in expert in what they are selling- they’re an expert in something else.
post hoc
false authority
either or
bandwagon
offering only 2 choices… when there are clearly more!
either or
post hoc
ad hominem
hasty generalization
Saying that if we allow A to happen, then eventually Z will happen… even though Z is actually unlikely to happen
slippery slope
false cause
post hoc
red herring
This appeals to the popularity of an idea. This assumes that the more popular the idea, the more valid (true) it must be.
false authority
false cause
bandwagon
post hoc
Falsely identifying the real cause of an event
false authority
ad hominem
false cause
slippery slope
fallacy involves attributing a cause and effect relationship without adequate evidence.
slippery slope
post hoc
red herring
bandwagon
occurs when the arguer reaches a conclusion that does not follow logically from the “proof” offered to support it.
non sequitur
begging the question
circular reasoning
post hoc
occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it.
non-sequitur
begging the question
red herring
false authority
"There are so many dishes all over the place! You never do your dishes!"
"What about you?! You never take out the trash!"
hasty generalization
ad hominem
red herring
bandwagon
"You have to invite Jenna to your party because it would not be nice not to invite Jenna."
red herring
ad hominem
non-sequitur
circular reasoning
"Money makes people arrogant."
false cause
false authority
hasy generalization
red herring
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.
ad hominem
non-sequitur
hasty generalization
begging the question
