WorksheetsLogical Fallacies
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 17mins
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
Water fluoridation affects the brain. Citywide, student’s test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began.
Post Hoc
Hasty Generalization
Red Herring
Begging the Question
Why should we put people on trial when we know they are guilty?
Begging the Question
Post Hoc
Straw Man
Hasty Generalization
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
Doctors refer to medical books all the time when they are treating patients. In the same way, I should be allowed to use a text book in my medical exam.
False analogy, faulty comparison
Straw man
Red herring
Begging the question
40 million people can't be wrong! Buy the new Iphone XIV today!
Bandwagon
False dichotomy
Post hoc
Straw man
If you buy the Disney annual pass you will save money when visiting the happiest place on Earth!
Ad populum
Straw man
Bandwagon
Cherry-picking the evidence
Are you actually going to do your own work this time?
(a)
Lola thinks the best way to improve conversions is to redesign the entire company website, but John is firmly against making any changes to the website. Therefore, the best approach is to redesign some portions of the website.
The Slothful Induction Fallacy
The Correlation/Causation Fallacy
The Anecdotal Evidence Fallacy
The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
The Middle Ground Fallacy
Lola: I don't think John would be a good fit to manage this project, because he doesn't have a lot of experience with project management.
John: But you don't have a lot of experience in project management either!
The Burden of Proof Fallacy
The Personal Incredulity Fallacy
The "No True Scotsman" Fallacy
The Ad Hominem Fallacy
The Tu Quoque Fallacy
Doctors refer to medical books all the time when they are treating patients. In the same way, I should be allowed to use a text book in my medical exam.
False analogy, faulty comparison
Straw man
Red herring
Begging the question
