Logical Fallacies Easy Mode
Alex says, “Everyone at Whittier Middle School is buying a ticket to the dance, so you should buy one too.”
Bandwagon - Jackpot! This question is worth 500 points
Alex argues, “Our basketball team deserves to win because we are the team that should be the champions.”
Circular Reasoning - Robbery - you can steal 200 points from any team.
Alejandro says, “Mr. Lackey is the best teacher because no other teacher is better than Mr. Lackey.”
Circular Reasoning
After one student from another school is rude at a basketball game, Alejandro says, “Students from that school have no respect.”
Stereotype
Someone says, “Middle school students are irresponsible, so you can’t trust any of them to plan a school event.”
Stereotype
During a discussion, Alex says, “The new phone policy is fair because it treats students fairly. We know it treats students fairly because it is a fair policy.”
Circular Reasoning - You can also steal half of another teams' points
Miss K tells her class, “You should study tonight because reviewing the material can help you remember what we practiced in class.”
Not a fallacy - CHARITY - you must give half of your points to any team you choose.
Naveah says, “We should probably use the new study app. Almost everyone in our class uses it, and several students say it has helped them organize their assignments.”
Not a fallacy - This one is intentionally tricky. Naveah mentions popularity, but she also gives relevant evidence: students report that the app helps them organize assignments. Popularity isn't her only reason.
Naveah says, “That new restaurant in San Antonio must be amazing. Everybody on my social media is posting pictures from there.”
Bandwagon
After Whittier's soccer team wins several games, Esteban says:
“People keep saying our team is one of the strongest in San Antonio. Our games are getting bigger crowds, more students are wearing Whittier shirts, and everyone seems to believe we're going to make a championship run. That doesn't prove we're the best team, though. Our record and how we've performed against strong opponents would be better evidence.”
Not a fallacy -
Does mentioning what everyone believes automatically make an argument a bandwagon fallacy?
No 1000 points