Definitions
An attack on the person, or the character of the person, rather than his or her argument or opinions.
What is Ad hominem?
Most people like dogs, therefore, dogs are better.
What is ad populum?
I ate a hamburger before my basketball game and that's why I twisted my ankle in the 1st quarter.
What is post hoc?
Volleyball is the best because more people play it
What is ad populum?
AN argument that assumes that the premise of the claim is true. This is a types of circular reasoning
What is begging the question?
We should be able to drive when we are 15 because adults get to retire when they are 50.
What is false analogy?
Getting a good grade on a test is important. But more important is that you don't swim 30 minutes after you eat.
What is red herring?
We lost our first game, there we are going to lose all of the other games.
What is hasty generalization?
An argument that is based on a misleading comparison
What is false analogy?
Our teacher is a good teacher because he is our teacher for science.
What is circular reasoning?
He's on jv because he eats anchovies for breakfast.
What is ad hominem?
Morgan doesn't wear knee pads while playing volleyball. Morgan is playing d1 volleyball in college. Therefore, to be a good volleyball player, you shouldn't wear knee pads.
What is non-sequitur?
This type of fallacy occurs when a conclusion does not follow from its premises. In Latin this means, "it does not follow."
What is Non-Sequitur?
I haven't got my test back but I already know that I failed.
What is hasty generalization?
If cats can kill birds whenever they want, we should be able to hunt off season.
What is false analogy.
Deflated and useless volleyballs should be thrown away.
What is begging the question?
This fallacy occurs when a person argues that an event will inevitably happen without providing any examples that this may happen. In most cases, a series of steps is intentionally left out.
What is slippery slope?
Person 1: My favorite subject is math.
Person 2: Well without science wouldn't have medicines and then we wouldn't be able to get the covid vaccine.
What is straw man?
The government has access to all of our computers therefore they are going to stalk us 24/7.
What is slippery slope?
I always hit the volleyball out after I wipe shoes. Therefore, wiping my shoes is the reason I'm hitting it out.
What is post hoc?