Fallacy Definition
A fallacy in which the author attacks the person make the opposing argument, rather than the argument itself.
What is an ad hominem fallacy?
Example of __________ fallacy: Everyone in my class always talks about Squid Games, so it must be a good show.
What is an appeal to the people fallacy?
Removing guns will decrease number of children in foster care
What is a Red Herring fallacy?
Who are you to talk about a healthy diet? You drink soda, so I will keep to my no fruits and no veggie diet.
What is a Tu Quoque fallacy?
An example of ________ fallacy: Alice in Wonderland clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rniPklUlGIk
What is a Red Herring fallcy?
A fallacy which argues that one must accept or reject an argument because of everyone else who accepts it or rejects it.
What is appeal to the people?
The following is an example of a __________ fallacy: Save the Planet's strategies aren't effective because they are all dirty, lazy hippies.
What is an ad hominem fallacy?
Tall people don't understand small issues
I should get all the leftovers I want first because I'm the oldest and I played basketball today.
What is Special Pleading?
An example of ________ fallacy: Sony commercial. https://youtu.be/CLsQbsDKMLs
What is Appeal to Faulty Authority (celebrity)?
When someone with no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority.
What is appeal to false authority?
The following is an example of a ___________ fallacy: The level of mercury in seafood may be unsafe, but what will fishers do to support their families?
What is a red herring fallacy?
She is from France, so she can't be helpful
What is a Genetic Fallacy?
He was born in Italy, so he isn't a good listener
What is a Genetic Fallacy?
An example of ________ fallacy: Pantene commercial. https://youtu.be/k7zT4m0MYjA?t=75
What is Appeal to Faulty Authority (irrelevant authority)?
Distorting the opponent’s position and then arguing against the distortion so that it becomes an easier argument to knock down than the original claim.
What is a Strawman fallacy?
The following is an example of _________ fallacy: Michael Jordan eats Wheaties cereal. He must know what's good for breakfast. I'm going to eat it, too.
What is an appeal to false authority fallacy?
You spent an hour last week lecturing me on the evils of eating factory-farmed meat products. But I saw you buying McDonald's hamburger yesterday.
What is Tu Quoque?
Mom: Did you floss your teeth today?
Son: Did you know that the floss strings are not biodegradable? They are supposedly terrible for the environment and it hurts the wildlife too.
What is Red Herring?
An example of _________ fallacy: Spongebob clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-rhuo1vnKE
What is an Ad Hominem attack?
A fallacy in which the author attempts to distract the reader from the premise of the argument, often with emotional appeals.
What is a red herring?
Example of __________ fallacy:
Senator: I will vote to increase the defense budget.
Opponent: Why don't you care about education?
What is Straw Man?
I shouldn't be penalized for handing in the assignment late because it was my birthday yesterday and we returned late from dinner.
What is Special Pleading?
CNN interviewed a global warming activist who reported that young people are primarily responsible for the spread of COVID-19 because they are not abiding by the masking policy.
What is Faulty Appeal to Authority?
An example of _________ fallacy: Lorax clip. https://youtu.be/KTzrBO-4kwo?si=aa6euFd5pSAs1DOc&t=32
What is an Appeal to the People?