Argument Fallacies

Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees in stores worldwide. They should be hiring veterans and military spouses instead!

• Slippert Slope

• False Dilemma

• False Cause

• Non Sequitur

You should never gamble. Once you start gambling you find it hard to stop. Soon you are spending all your money on gambling, and eventually you will turn to crime to support your earnings.

• Ad Hominem

• False Analogy

• Slippery Slope

• Hasty Generalization

Being a movie star gave me the knowledge to develop this new diet. It is much safer and more effective than conventional diets.

• False Authority

• Non Sequitur

• Begging the Question

• Slippery Slope

People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns. I know because I met a person from New York City last year (I live in Snowflake, AZ).

• False Dilemma

• False Cause

• Oversimplification

• Hasty Generalization

Our garage sale made lots of money before Joan showed up. Obviously, she scared off all of the customers.

• Fause Cause

• Appeal to Tradition

• Band Wagon

• False Analogy

Cars cause many more deaths than firearms do, so if we are going to ban firearms, we should also ban cars.

• False Cause

• Begging the Question

• False Analogy

• Slippery Slope

I read about another pitbull attack. My neighbor owns a pitbull. Therefore, my life is in danger.

• Ad Hominem

• Non Sequitur

• False Dilemma

• Bandwagon

This is an example of which fallacy?

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Tradition

• Bandwagon

This an example of what type of fallacy?

• Appeal to Tradition

• False Authority

• False Cause

• Begging the Question

We know the earth is round because people have known for hundreds of years that it is that shape. This is an example of what fallacy?

• False Cause

• Slippery Slope

• Begging the Question

• Oversimplification