Intro to Fallacies - Part 1

1- reasoning that suggests that because everyone else believes something or is doing something, then it must be valid or correct

• Slippery slope

• Bandwagon Approach

• Appeals to authority

• Card stacking propaganda

2- To justify support for a position by citing an esteemed or well-known figure who supports it.

• Bandwagon approach

• slippery slope

• appeal to authority

• card stacking

3- a logical fallacy that assumes once an action begins it will lead, undeterred, to an eventual and inevitable conclusion

• Hasty generalization

• card stacking

• slippery slope

• bandwagon appeal

4- making one side of an argument look favorable by presenting information to support that side, with the opposition being underrepresented or not shown

• Bandwagon appeal

• hasty generalization

• slippery slope

• card stacking propaganda

5- argument in which a speaker draws a conclusion based on too few or inadequate examples

• bandwagon appeal

• appeals to authority

• hasty generalization

• slippery slope

6- Mention the fallacy in the example: A driver with a New York license plate cuts you off in traffic. You decide that all New York drivers are terrible drivers.

• Bandwagon fallacy

• Hasty generalization fallacy

• appeal to false authority

• slippery slope

7- Mention the fallacy in the example:

An employer sees the great things on your resume and wants to employ you; however, contrary to the info present on it, you constantly change things that should not be changed, you could care less about other people's privacy, and you had the lowest score in customer relations; Leaving out the negative aspect of your work which is a deciding factor is hiring you.

• Card stacking fallacy

• Bandwagon fallacy

• Slippery slope fallacy

• Hasty generalization fallacy

8- Mention the fallacy in the example:

A commercial claims that 3 out of 4 dentists would choose this particular brand of toothpaste for their own families to use.

• Card stacking fallacy

• Appeal to authority fallacy

• Bandwagon appeal fallacy

• Hasty generalization fallacy

9- Mention the fallacy in the example:

If you allow the students to redo this test, they are going to want to redo every assignment for the rest of the year.

• Bandwagon appeal

• slippery slope fallacy

• appeal to false authority

• qcard stacking

10- Mention the fallacy in the example:

Since everyone is getting the new iPhone, you also believe that getting it will either make you popular or accepted.

• Bandwagon appeal

• Slippery slope fallacy

• Card stacking fallacy

• Hasty generalization fallacy