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WorksheetsIdentifying Logical Fallacies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
"Of course this idea works—everyone in our class agrees with it!"
Simple Assertion
Argument by Authority
Argument by Democratic Majority
False Analogy
"This student’s argument about the school budget is invalid—he failed economics last semester."
Playing the Player, Not the Ball
Misidentified Solution
Excessive Demand
False Dichotomy
"If we let students choose their own classes, soon they’ll be skipping school altogether!"
Slippery Slope
Red Herring
Misidentified Problem
Unsupported Assertion
"I don’t think we should trust this theory—something about it just feels wrong."
Argument by Authority
Simple Assertion / Unsupported Assertion
False Analogy
Argument by Anecdote
"According to Dr. Smith, a Nobel Prize winner, this education policy is the best approach."
Misidentified Solution
False Dichotomy
Argument by Authority
Slippery Slope
"My brother studied at home and got into a top university. So everyone should self-study."
Argument by Anecdote
Argument by Democratic Majority
Playing the Player
Equating Correlation to Causation
"Students are struggling with science, so the real issue is that the school library needs updating."
False Analogy
Introducing Irrelevant Issues
Misidentified Problem
Argument by Authority
"If we don’t get perfect results with this new teaching method, it’s a complete failure."
Excessive Demand
Slippery Slope
False Analogy
False Dichotomy
"We can’t let students use phones in class—it’s just like letting them bring video games."
Argument by Authority
Misidentified Solution
False Analogy
Red Herring
"Research shows students who sleep more get better grades. So sleeping more causes academic success."
Argument by Anecdote
Equating Correlation to Causation
Excessive Demand
Misidentified Problem
"We either extend school hours or students won’t learn enough."
False Dichotomy
Simple Assertion
Red Herring
Misidentified Solution
"The reason students are tired is because the desks are too old."
Slippery Slope
Misidentified Problem
False Analogy
Unsupported Assertion
"We should ban social media for students. That will fix their poor writing skills."
Playing the Player
Misidentified Solution
False Dichotomy
Argument by Majority
"This idea must be wrong—let’s talk about how students are misbehaving instead."
Introducing Irrelevant Issues
False Analogy
Argument by Authority
Misidentified Problem
"Unless you’re a professor, your opinion on the grading system doesn’t count."
Argument by Anecdote
Argument by Authority
Equating Correlation to Causation
Playing the Player, Not the Ball
