My friend Mark wouldn't steal from the store. I've known him since kindergarten and he is a good guy.
What is using authority instead of evidence?
100
My math teacher said that 2 + 2 = fish and he has a Master's degree in mathematics, so he must be right.
What is false authority?
100
You can either give me your phone or throw it in the trash forever.
What is a false dilemma?
100
Letting students out of class early is like giving them a free pass to roam the halls and do whatever they want.
What is a faulty/false analogy?
100
All fetuses are babies that deserve a right to life, so abortion is wrong, and nothing you say will change my mind.
What is dogmatism?
200
I'm a coin collector, so everyone else should like coin collecting because I said so, and that's that.
What is dogmatism?
200
If you do not pass this quiz, you will be expelled.
What are scare tactics?
200
I want to buy a sports car because I love riding bicycles.
What is a non sequitur?
200
You can either be completely silent during journal time or spend the rest of the day in the office.
What is a false dilemma?
200
Hats have been considered disrespectful for decades, so we should continue to enforce the no-hats-in-class policy.
What is an appeal to tradition?
300
Senator Jones says that we should fund the Attack Submarine Program instead of going to war. I disagree entirely. I can't understand why he wants to leave us completely defenseless like that.
What is a straw man argument?
300
All of my friends are going to the football party this weekend, so I should, too.
What is a bandwagon appeal?
300
A feather is light. What is light cannot be dark. Therefore, a feather cannot be dark.
What is equivocation?
300
You need to wear these Nike shoes or you won't be a good basketball player.
What is false need?
300
Ms. Lear gave me an F on my summary, so clearly she is the worst teacher in the entire school.
What is a hasty generalization?
400
The President of the United States is a terrible president because he hasn't done anything and his campaign promises are bad.
What is begging the question?
400
Frankie bleached his hair last week. This week, two other boys bleached their hair. They must have bleached their hair because Frankie did.
What is faulty causality?
400
Maria buys cigarettes and smokes them before school, so her best friend Edith must be a smoker as well.
What is guilt by association?
400
Requirements for incoming college freshmen should be more strict. Colleges are in the midst of a budget crisis and professors need higher salaries.
What is a red herring?
400
The police officer stopped me while I was going 50 mph in a 20 mph zone, so clearly all police officers are jerks.
What is a hasty generalization?
500
For the price of a cup of coffee, you can be a hero to an impoverished child who needs food to survive.
What is a pathos appeal?
500
If you do not pass your state test, you will never graduate from high school and you will be a bum for the rest of your life.
What is a slippery slope?
500
He was suspended for threatening a teacher with violence and he happened to be Mexican, so the suspension must be a hate crime.
What is moral equivalence?
500
Man: I'm starving. Why haven't you made dinner yet? Woman: You just want me to be barefoot and pregnant! I'm a human being!
What is a straw man argument?
500
The NFL player should not be allowed to participate in the draft because he beats his children.