Fallacy

What type of fallacy is being used in the following statement: "Eating at fast-food restaurants is bad because it's unhealthy."

• Begging the Question

• False Cause

• Hasty Generalization

• Slippery Slope

Select the fallacy being used.

• bandwagon

• either/or

• hasty generalization

• false analogy

Identify the fallacy used here: "If we start censoring violent video games, soon all forms of media will be censored."

• Slippery Slope

• Red Herring

• False Dilemma

• Straw Man

Kids need more freedom of speech," a student says. "Really," a teacher replies. "We teachers can't even talk about which candidates we support." This is

• inductive reasoning

• ad hominem

• red herring

• slippery slope

Why should we put people on trial when we know they are guilty?

• Begging the Question

• Post Hoc

• Straw Man

• Hasty Generalization

Look, you are going to have to make up your mind. Either you decide that you can afford this stereo, or you decide you are going to do without music for a while.

• False Dichotomy

• Slipper Slope

• Weak Analogy

• Post Hoc

40 million people can't be wrong! Buy the new Iphone XIV today!

• Bandwagon

• False dichotomy

• Post hoc

• Straw man

Chick fil A is the greatest food chain in existence. Look at the crowds!

• converse accident

• ad populum

• ad baculum

What following statements are true about fallacies? Select all that apply.

• Fallacies are reasoning errors that weaken an argument

• Fallacies can be used deliberately in an attempt to influence someone’s thinking, opinions, and actions.

• Fallacies can be committed unintentionally due to sloppiness or a lack of understanding.

• Formal fallacies do not have to be non sequitur.

An abusive attack against someone making the argument, instead of the argument itself, is called a/an

• appeal to false authority

• bandwagon fallacy

• strawman fallacy

• ad hominem fallacy