Fallacies of Logic

Which fallacy is being used in this argument: "You shouldn't trust his advice on healthy eating because he's not a nutritionist."

• Ad Hominem

• Appeal to Authority

• Straw Man

• Non Sequitur

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What kind of fallacy is present in the argument: "You either support the new school policy, or you are against improving education."

• Slippery Slope

• False Dilemma

• Hasty Generalization

• Red Herring

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What type of fallacy is present in the statement: "If we allow students to question teachers, soon they will have no respect for any authority."

• Slippery Slope

• Appeal to Tradition

• Red Herring

• False Dilemma

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which of the following is an example of the Straw Man fallacy?

• Person A: "We should limit screen time for children." Person B: "Person A thinks children should never use technology."

• Claiming that if we don't ban all plastic, oceans will soon be completely covered in plastic waste.

• Arguing that a friend's advice on investing is wrong because the friend has never been a financial advisor.

• Suggesting that a new law is good because everyone seems to support it.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What fallacy is being used when someone argues that their opponent's viewpoint is invalid because of the opponent's personal behavior or characteristics?

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• False Dilemma

• Appeal to Authority

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What fallacy does this statement exhibit: "All the great artists were men, so women cannot be great artists."

• Hasty Generalization

• Slippery Slope

• False Cause

• Begging the Question

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

An attack or reaction to the person rather than the person’s point/argument

• ad hominem

• bandwagon

• circular reasoning

• either/or

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

This occurs when one wrongly claims that one event causes another.

• ad hominem

• circular reasoning

• mistaken causality

• bandwagon

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

This happens when someone diverts the attention of the audience from the real issue or the matter at hand.

• ad hominem

• circular reasoning

• bandwagon

• ignoring the question

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1