WorksheetsELA 009 - LOGICAL FALLACIES - 4TH QUARTER
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
You should never gamble. Once you start gambling you find it hard to stop. Soon you are spending all your money on gambling, and eventually you will turn to crime to support your earnings.
Red Herring
Slippery Slope
Circular Reasoning
Hasty Generalization
America is the best place to live, because it's better than any other country.
ad hominem
red herring
circular logic
straw man
The red bicycle is red.
circular logic
red herring
either/or
straw man
It is warmer this year in Las Vegas as compared to last year; therefore, global warming is rapidly accelerating.
slippery slope
red herring
circular reasoning
hasty generalization
The news is fake because so much of the news is fake.
ad hominem
moral equivalence
non sequitur
circular reasoning
"The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university."
Ciruclar reasoning
Ad hominem
Hasty generalization
False dilemma
Supports a claim with the claim itself
Red Herring
Appeal to Nature
Bandwagon
Circular Reasoning
Guilt by Association
Quinoa is a delicious, plant-based source of protein because it tastes so darn good.
Red Herring
Appeal to Nature
Bandwagon
Circular Reasoning
Since Anna Camacho became vice president of the parent-teacher association, student performance has declined and teacher morale is down. We on the school board believe that Camacho bears sole responsibility for the downtrend.
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
False Dichotomy
Hasty Generalization
Straw Man
All cats are aloof and unfriendly; therefore, my friend's cat must be unfriendly.
Ad Hominem
False Dilemma
Post Hoc
Hasty Generalization
Since I started exercising, my grades have improved. Therefore, exercising must be the reason for my better grades.
Circular Reasoning
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
Everyone is buying the new smartphone; it must be the best phone on the market.
Bandwagon Appeal
Red Herring
False Dichotomy
Straw Man
