Logical Fallacies

Which type of fallacy is demonstrated by the statement: "Since everyone is buying this brand of sneakers, it must be the best available."

• Ad Populum

• Straw Man

• False Cause

• Slippery Slope

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "Eating ice-cream every day is good because my grandma did, and she lived a long time."

• Non-Sequitur

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

• Post Hoc

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which kind of fallacy is included in this argument? "Since my brother loves Coca-Cola, and he's really cool, if you drink Coca-Cola, you'll be cool too. What's up, brother?!"

• Red Herring

• Circular Reasoning

• Ad Populum

• Straw Man

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "If you start drinking Coca Cola, you'll want more and then try other bad things."

• Slippery Slope

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

• Circular Reasoning

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "Donuts are better than ice-cream because they come in more flavors."

• Non-Sequitur

• False Analogy

• Straw Man

• Hasty Generalization

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "If you stop eating ice-cream, you'll start wanting more donuts."

• Post Hoc

• Ad Populum

• Non-Sequitur

• Red Herring

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "Donuts aren't bad for you because my friend eats them every day, and he's never been sick."

• Begging the Question

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which type of fallacy is included in this statement? "If you think ice-cream is bad, then you probably don't like being happy."

• Begging the Question

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which type of fallacy is in this argument? "Drinking Coca Cola is harmless because it's just like drinking water but with flavor."

• Circular Reasoning

• False Analogy

• Slippery Slope

• Non-Sequitur

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which type of fallacy is included in this argument? "Eating ice-cream leads to being overweight, which leads to health problems, and then to death. So, ice-cream is dangerous!"

• Begging the Question

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

• Post Hoc