You break a law that you say you didn’t know existed, so you lie to get out of a ticket.
What is Appealing to Ignorance?
Saying “you’re ugly” in the middle of an argument.
What is Ad hominem?
Following Trends
What is Bandwagon Fallacy?
Beginning to attack personal beliefs rather than the logical argument.
What is Red Herring?
Trying a new brand of energy drink made me run longer.
What is Correlation Proves Causation?
Convincing a partner to do something, because they fear you leaving the relationship.
What is Appeal Emotion?
Blowing someone’s point way out of proportion to make your side stronger.
What is Strawman Fallacy?
Im super good at math, so my classmates in calculus must be to.
What is Anecdotal Evidence?
Lions eat meat so vegetarians must be wrong
What is Naturalistic Fallacy?
I met one rude person on my trip to Rome, so everyone in Rome is rude.
What is Unqualified Generalization?
You can’t do that, we didn’t do it back in my day.
What is Appeal to tradition?
Repeating Yourself
What is Begging The Question?
Missing information/evidence
What is Hasty Generalization?
If I don’t get an A on this assignment im going to fail the whole class.
What is Slipper Slope?
There is more crime in Denver than any other city. Everyone in Denver is a criminal.
What is Ecological Fallacy?
The news said it so it must be true.
What is Appeal to authority?
Taking something out of context
What is Cherry Picking?
I‘m right, prove me wrong.
What is Shifting the burden of proof?
The unexplained noises in the attic are either due to the house settling or there is paranormal activity occurring.
What is False Dilemma?
Your either a dog person or a cat person, but you can’t be both.
What is The Either Or Fallacy?
Bullying
What is Appeal to Force?
Double Meaning
What is Equivocation?
Whenever it‘s cloudy it rains, so every time it is cloudy, it must rain.
What is Fallacy Fallacy?
Comparing a previous argument to your current argument.
What is False Analogy?
All tall things are yellow.
What is Non Sequitur?