Logical Fallacies

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I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her new school has one and I want her to fit in with the other kids.

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Bandwagon

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Charlie: I think we should put more money into schools. Quality public education is so important.
Bob: So you’re saying we should cut military spending and spend it instead on more spiral notebooks and crayons? I guess you want our country to be a weak, defenseless target for terrorists.

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Straw Man

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My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him.

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Ad Hominem

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What type of logical fallacy is this statement: "Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job."? Options: Ad Hominem, Scare Tactic, Hasty Generalization, Sentimental Appeal.

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Ad Hominem

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If I don’t take this A.P. class, then I won’t do well on the exam. If I don’t do well on the A.P. exam, then I can’t get into a good college. If I can’t get into a good college, then I’ll never get a good job. If I can’t get a good job, then I’m going to have to live in my parents’ basement forever. Guess I’ll sign up for the A.P. class.

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Slippery Slope

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You need to go to the party with me, otherwise you’ll just be bored at home.

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false dichotomy

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What is an ad hominem attack?

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An attack on the person, not the argument.

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What type of argument is used when someone claims a book is valuable because it was on the best-seller list for over 100 weeks?

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Bandwagon Argument

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What is a logical fallacy?

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An argument that contains mistake in reasoning

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Why is this a logical fallacy: "Senator Jones says that we should not fund the attack submarine program. I disagree entirely. I can't understand why he wants to leave us defenseless like that."

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It changes the argument to something else.