Commom Logical Fallacies

Question 1

Hasty generalization

Answer 1

A generalization based if insufficient or unrepresented evidence (stereotype)

Question 2

Non sequitur

Answer 2

Does not follow. She loves kids, so she’ll make a good teacher.

Question 3

Either… Or

Answer 3

Suggests only two alternatives

Question 4

Post hoc

Answer 4

Assumption that point b happened because of point a, just because one followed another.

Question 5

Slippery slope

Answer 5

Direct tv commercials

Question 6

Loaded question

Answer 6

Do you always cheat on your tests?

Question 7

Loaded statemet

Answer 7

My teacher was not drunk today.

Question 8

Bandwagon appeal

Answer 8

A claim that an idea should be accepted people lots of other people accept it.

Question 9

Card stacking

Answer 9

Ignoring evidence, selecting only favorable evidence.

Question 10

Argument to the person

Answer 10

Attack to the person arguing rather than the argument itself.

Question 11

Tu quoque

Answer 11

You did it too…

Question 12

Inappropriate authority

Answer 12

Using them even though they might have no expertise on the argument.

Question 13

Red herring

Answer 13

Changing the subject to avoid the main argument.

Question 14

Straw man

Answer 14

Use weak argument that your opponent may have and use it against them.

Question 15

Scare tactic

Answer 15

Creating fear

Question 16

Appeal to pity

Answer 16

Pathos; make them feal sorry

Question 17

Circular reasoning

Answer 17

Restates idea in a different way

Question 18

False analogy

Answer 18

Assumption that because two things are alike in one way that they are alike in others.