Logical Fallacies Practice Part 1

Two statements that do not connect with each other logically.

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority

Giving only two conclusion to an issue when there are more possible conclusions

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority

Attacking a person rather than a position or the issue.

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority

When someone who is not knowledgeable about an issue claims to have an expert opinion.

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority

Attacking a weaker version of your opponent's position rather than attacking their actual position.

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority

Identify which fallacy is being used in the quotation:

"If hunger is a problem in America, then why do we have an obesity problem among the people who we say have a hunger problem?” (Senator Rick Santorum)

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority

Identify which fallacy is being used in the quotation:

“Donald Trump is an ‘insecure moneygrubber... loud, outrageous, offensive, small, a failure and fraudster-in-chief.” (Senator Elizabeth Warren in response to comments made by Donald Trump where he said he hoped for a stock market crash so he could profit from it)

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority

Identify which fallacy is being used in the quotation:

“Well, I actually think she’s a hopeless case. I call her Pocahontas, and that’s an insult to Pocahontas. I actually think that she is just somebody who has got a lot of hatred, a lot anger.” (President Trump in response to Elizabeth Warren’s comments that reducing funding for healthcare would result in people dying.)

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority

Identify which fallacy is being used in the quotation:

“Either we ask the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share in taxes, or we’re going to have to ask seniors to pay more for Medicare. We can’t afford to do both.” (President Obama)

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority

Identify which fallacy is being used in the quotation:

“For the White House or anyone else to be criticizing creation of jobs now in America is a little bit hypocritical." (Texas Senator Rick Perry in response to Obama's criticism that Texan jobs are dependent on cheap oil and gas)

• non sequitur

• ad hominen

• straw man

• false dilemma

• false authority