Logical Fallacies

My brother Jeff smokes a pack of cigarettes a day and is not worried about his health because, "Our uncle smoked twice as much and lived to be 95."

• Hasty Generalization

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

• Scare Tactic

If students are required to wear school uniforms, they'll do less clothes shopping at local stores. With less business, these stores will shut down, which will damage our local economy. Soon, we will have no clothing stores at all!

• STrawn Man

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• Faulty Causality

One day, while driving around town, Phillip notices the car in front of him is that of his lawyer, who's helping Phillip on a very important case. Phillip also notices that his lawyer is a terrible driver. Because of this, he fires his lawyer.

• Sentimental Appeal

• Hasty Generalization

• Either/Or

• Ad Hominem

If you don't accomplish your goals to pursue your dream job, you will end up being miserable for the rest of your life.

• Appeal to False Authority

• Either/Or

• Straw Man

• Slippery Slope

Restaurant Hostess: Our restaurant's policy is that nobody under age 18 is admitted after 8 p.m.

Customer: Why are you against families eating together?

Restaurant Hostess: We welcome guests of all ages before 8 p.m., but after that time, we maintain an adults-only atmosphere.

Customer: Your restaurant discriminates against families with kids.

• Scare Tactic

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

• Bandwagon

I have recently come down with a bad case of the flu. I was prescribed some medicine by my doctor, but my grandmother swears on this five-generation family recipe for any ailment.

• Appeal to False Authority

• Either/Or

• Hasty Generalization

• Sentimental Appeal

Every time I clean the bathroom sink, my husband saves his neck and trims his beard. My sink cleaning definitely affects my husband's shaving.

• Scare Tactic

• Faulty Causality

• Sentimental Appeal

• Straw Man

Forwarded Email Message: You've been hit by a Virtual Hug! If you don't forward this email to 10 friends in the next five minutes, something tragic will happen to you in the next 24 hours!

• Straw Man

• Appeal to False Authority

• Bandwagon

• Scare Tactic

As the weekend approaches, everyone is talking about the big party Saturday night. Frank, however, cannot go and already has complete FOMO. He says to his friend, "Please don't go without me. I will feel so left out and will miss everything that happens."

• Either/Or

• Faulty Causality

• Sentimental Appeal

• Slippery Slope

Mark: What are your plans for tonight?

Peter: Plans? It's Wednesday and I have a test tomorrow in AP Bio, so I need to study.

Mark: Pffft, we can get the answers from someone, so don't bother studying. It's opening night for that new Star Wars movie and EVERYONE is going.

• Bandwagon

• Slipper Slope

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem