Logical Fallacies Review

I must study at least three hours a day. If I only study for two, soon I will only study for one. I’ll flunk out! 

• Slippery Slope

• Either/Or

• Circular Reasoning

You can either eat at this restaurant or have a sad TV dinner alone.

• Either/Or

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

You absolutely have to do your chores by 5:00. If you are a few minutes late, the next time it will be a few hours, and before you know it, you’ll never do your chores again! 

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

• Either/Or

If you don’t get a good job, you’ll be poor and homeless. 

• Circular Reasoning

• Slippery Slope

• Either/Or

This store doesn’t care about its customers. Stores have to have customers to stay in business. This store will be shutting down any day! 

• Circular Reasoning

• Either/Or

• Slippery Slope

You’re either with us or against us.

• Slippery Slope

• Either/Or

• Circular Reasoning

If they keep coming late, they’ll start coming to class later and later until they skip class altogether.

• Slippery Slope

• Either/Or

• Circular Reasoning

The movie is either good or bad; there is no middle ground.

• Either/Or

• Circular Reasoning

• Slippery Slope

If you eat a good diet, you will never have a heart attack.

• Misplaced cause and effect

• Band Wagon

• Ambiguity

• Hasty Generalization

Only a selfish, non-caring person would believe that this is ok.

• Ad Hominem

• Band Wagon

• Appeals to emotion

• Slippery Slope