Some Fallacies
Why are you upset that I forgot your birthday? There are people starving in the world who don't care if I remember your birthday.
What is Red Herring fallacy?
I met people from Chicago who were rude, so people from Chicago must be rude
What is a Hasty Generalization?
You attacked my credibility, so your argument about the new policy must be unbased and invalid.
What is Fallacy Fallacy?
You either support the new school policy, or you don't care about students at all.
What is a False Dilemma/Black or White
A company highlights three customers who became millionaires after using its investment app, ignoring thousands who lost money.
What is Cherry-Picking/Texas Sharpshooter
The Earth is only 6,000 years old because my teacher told us that it is true
What is an Appeal to Authority?
Genetically-modified foods are dangerous because they are unnatural.
What is the Naturalistic Fallacy?
We shouldn't listen to Marie's argument about climate policy-she failed her physics class
What is an Ad Hominen fallacy?
My first college class was boring, so college is going to be boring
What is a Hasty Generalization fallacy?
This diet must be healthy-my favorite actress says it works.
What is an Appeal to Authority?
There must be ghosts in the attic-no one has ever proven they aren't there.
What is an appeal to ignorance?
Country X voted 70% for Candidate A, so most people you meet there must support Candidate A
What is an Ecological fallacy?
My uncle smoked two packs of cigarettes a day and lived to be 92, so smoking can't be that bad for your health.
What is Anecdotal Evidence fallacy?
He didn't text me back. He must hate me.
What is the Non-Sequitur fallacy?
If we allow people to keep chickens in their backyard, soon the whole neighborhood will turn into a noisy farm.
What is a Slippery Slope fallacy?
Herbal remedies are better than pharmaceuticals because they're natural
What is the Naturalistic Fallacy?
I don't believe climate change is real-last winter was the coldest I have ever experienced
What is Anecdotal Evidence fallacy?
States with higher average incomes also have higher average education levels. Therefore, every wealthy person must be highly educated
What is Ecological fallacy?
If we let students redo one assignment, soon they'll expect to redo every assignment, and eventually no one will take deadlines seriously at all.
What is a Slippery Slope fallacy?
"Men should be the heads of households because that's how it's been for generations"
What is an Appeal to Tradition?
A recent study showed that the top 10 countries where Italian soda is most commonly consumed also have some of the lowest depression rates. Therefore, Italian soda makes people happy
What is Cherry-Picking/Texas Sharpshooter
It rained today because I forget my umbrella.
What is Non-Sequitur fallacy?
Stealing is wrong because it's immoral
What is Begging the Question?
You can't tell me to stop procrastinating-you procrastinate all the time
What is a Tu Quoque fallacy?
Person A: "I think we should invest more in public transportation"
Person B: "You just want to force everyone to give up their cars and limit their personal freedoms"
What is Strawman fallacy?