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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

• ad hominem

• bandwagon

• circular reasoning

• either/or

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

• ad hominem

• circular reasoning

• mistaken causality

• bandwagon

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