Logical Fallacies

A: "You shouldn't vape because the chemicals you're inhaling can cause long term damage."

B: "What do you know, Boomer?"

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Non-Sequitur

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

"Millions of people have been drinking cow's milk for thousands of years, it must be good for you."

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Non-Sequitur

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

"Whenever it rains I use an umbrella. It is raining today, therefore my cat's breath smells like cat food."

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Non-Sequitur

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

"Xbox is better than Playstation because Xbox has is a better gaming system and Playstation is significantly worse."

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Non-Sequitur

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

"I think that you're wrong about that because 1.) What you said was incorrect; 2.) Nothing about what you said was right; and 3.) You couldn't be more wrong if you tried."

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Non-Sequitur

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

"500 years ago there were many more pirates in the world, therefore pirates created the modern world."

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Non-Sequitur

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

"9 out of 10 dentists prefer Colgate brand toothpaste. You should use it too."

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Non-Sequitur

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

A: "After many thousands of years of alleged supernatural abilities no evidence of psychic abilities has ever been able to stand the scrutiny of scientific testing."

B: "You're just not open minded"

• Ad Hominem

• Bandwagon

• Non-Sequitur

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

A: "Vegetarians live longer on average than people who eat meat and tend to be healthier overall.”

B: "But I just saw you eat a hamburger."

• Tu Quoque

• Either / Or

• Slippery Slope

• Equivocation

You're either with us or you're against us!

• Tu Quoque

• Either / Or

• Slippery Slope

• Equivocation

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CCSS.L.8.5A