Name That Fallacy
Nobody has shown my theory is wrong, so it must be right
What is Ad Ignorantiam/Appeal to Ignorance?
Name the Fallacy:
Don’t lecture me about fitness when you skipped gym every day in high school Ms. Hughes
What is Ad Hominem (Hypocrisy)?
Name the Fallacy:
Ms. Hughes, since you’re the smartest person alive, can we skip the Fallacy Quest?
What is Appeal to Flattery?
Name the Fallacy:
Reading is good because reading is good for you.
What is Begging the Question?
Just Kidding! It's a Fallacy. Name the Fallacy:
Why should we trust your opinion on snacks? You’re basically a human garbage disposal.
What is Ad Hominem Abusive?
Naturally you want remote work — you hate leaving your house.
What is Ad Hominem (Circumstantial)?
Name the Fallacy:
This year’s textbooks are definitely smarter than last year’s.
What is Appeal to Novelty?
Name the Fallacy:
“Did you cheat?”
“Let’s discuss how unfair the grading system is.”
What is Red Herring? *fish noises*
Name the Fallacy:
Ms. Hughes manifestly exemplifies pedagogical prowess of the highest caliber, thereby constituting her as an instructor par excellence.
What is Appeal to Prestigious Jargon?
Just Kidding! It's a Fallacy. Name the Fallacy:
You’re such a cool adult Ms. Hughes… so you’ll lend me a dollar, right?
What is Appeal to Flattery?
He’s honest because he never lies
What is Begging the Question?
Name the Fallacy:
Your idea to alphabetize the books is dumb, because you’re dumb.
What is Ad Hominem Abusive?
Name the Fallacy:
Oh, your ‘brilliant’ idea to study? Wow, revolutionary
What is Appeal to Mockery?
Name the fallacy:
We’ve never proven the classroom isn’t haunted, so it’s obviously haunted.
What is Ad Ignorantiam/Appeal to Ignorance?
Just Kidding! It's a Fallacy. Name the Fallacy:
You can't actually like playing Jeopardy if you forget to answer phrased as a question...
What is No True Scotsman?
Your idea lacks epistemological congruence.
What is Appeal to Prestigious Jargon?
Name the Fallacy:
If you borrow one colored pencil, next you’ll want the whole box, then the desk, then my house.
What is Slippery Slope?
Name the Fallacy:
Either you lend me your pencil or you’re a terrible friend.
What is False Dichotomy?
Name the Fallacy:
A bee stung me once... all bees hate me personally.
What is Hasty Generalization?
Just Kidding! It's a Fallacy. Name the Fallacy:
Ms. Hughes, you either take us on a field trip to the zoo or the whole year is ruined.
What is False Dichotomy?
I can't take Philosophy classes, the teachers are all too loud... have you met Ms. Hughes?
What is Hasty Generalization?
Name the Fallacy:
You can't really be a gamer if you play on easy though...
What is No True Scotsman?
Name the Fallacy:
I’m great at sports — look at this one time I kicked a ball!
What is Selective Evidence?
Name the Fallacy:
A fine for parking just means my parking is fine.
What is Equivocation?
This one's actually not a Fallacy!
This facial feature is missing from the face pictured in Mona Lisa.