Logical Fallacy Examples (8th HEnglish)

My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.

• Hasty Generalization

• Emotionalism

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

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I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• False Dichotomy

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Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while.

• False Dichotomy

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Hasty Generalization

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Luke didn't want to eat his vegetables, but his father told him to think about the poor, starving children in a third world country who don't have anything to eat.

• Hasty generalization

• Emotionalism

• Non Sequitor

• Ad Hominem

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Billy - "An apple is a vegetable." Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "

• ad hominem

• false dichotomy

• red herring

• emotionalism

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I thought you were a good person, but you weren’t in class today. So which are you?

• red herring

• ad hominem

• false dichotomy

• hasty generalization

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Vote for me because the other candidate is a cheat and a liar!

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

• Non Sequitor

• Hasty Generalization

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Which Logical Fallacy is represented in this picture?

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

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Sure, we haven't given raises in over five years to our employees, but we work really hard to make a good product. We try to ensure the best customer service, too.

• Non Sequitor

• False Dichotomy

• Red Herring

• Hasty Generalization

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A logical fallacy is...

• an error in reasoning

• a good idea

• a wrong answer

• a counterclaim

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