Fallacies

Arguments suggest that one thing will lead to another, oftentimes with disastrous results

• False dilemma

• Post hoc

• Straw man

• Slippery slope

A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a limited number of options (usually two) when in fact more options are available

• False analogy

• False dilemma

• Begging the question

• Overstatement

Often called circular reasoning, assuming part of the argument is true without supporting it

• Non sequitur

• Red herring

• Begging the question

• False quotation

What type of misinformation involves jumping to conclusions?

• Logical Fallacies

• Cherry Picking

• Impossible Expectations

McDonald's Hamburgers, over 99 billion served.

• Post Hoc

• False Analogy

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

Either you love bacon, or you're wrong.

• Hasty Generalization

• Post Hoc

• Bandwagon Appeals

• False Dilemma

Billy - "An apple is a vegetable."  Bobby - "Don't listen to Billy; he failed Spanish class last year. "

• Ad hominem

• Categorical Claim

• Exaggeration

• Stereotyping

Which fallacy involves attacking the person making an argument rather than the argument itself?

• Ad hominem

• Straw man

• Red herring

• Slippery slope

What is the fallacy called when someone assumes that because one event followed another, the first event caused the second?

• Post hoc

• False dilemma

• Circular reasoning

• Hasty generalization

Which fallacy involves presenting a false choice between two options when more options are available?

• False dilemma

• Slippery slope

• Ad hominem

• Non sequitur