Logical Fallacy Speeches

If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and you GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless.

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

• False Dilemma

• Affirming the Consequent

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

My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.

• Hasty Generalization

• Circular Reasoning

• Cherry-picking the evidence

• Ad Hominem

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

• Begging the Question

• Post Hoc

• Straw Man

• Hasty Generalization

Identify the fallacy.

• slippery slope

• strawman

• false analogy

• ad populum (bandwagon)

Select the fallacy being used.

• bandwagon

• either/or

• hasty generalization

• false analogy

Select the fallacy being used.

• bandwagon

• either/or

• hasty generalization

• false analogy

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

Which type of fallacy is in the following argument: "The mayor's proposal for a new park must be bad because the mayor has been divorced three times."

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

• Non Sequitur

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