Name That Fallacy
"If we allow students to turn in late work, they’ll start missing all deadlines!"
Slippery Slope
Which fallacy appeals only to emotion instead of logic?A) Appeal to Authority
B) False Cause
C) Bandwagon
D) Appeal to Emotion
D) Appeal to Emotion
In what year did the Titanic sink?
A) 1905
B) 1912
C) 1920
D) 1898
B) 1912
"A commercial says, ‘Join the millions switching to MintyFresh gum!’"
Bandwagon
"Water boils at 100°C at sea level."
Not a fallacy
"You can’t believe his argument against speeding—he got a ticket last week!"
Ad Hominem
What is it called when someone misrepresents your argument to make it easier to attack?
A) Hasty Generalization
B) Red Herring
C) Straw Man
D) Ad Hominem
C) Straw Man
What does the “E” in “Chuck E. Cheese” stand for?
A) Entertainment
B) Edward
C) Extra
D) Everyone
A) Entertainment (His full name is Charles Entertainment Cheese!)
"A politician says, ‘My opponent wants to destroy the economy by proposing free healthcare.’"
Straw Man
"If you don’t vote for me, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life!"
Fallacy: Appeal to Fear
"Either we cancel the dance or we lose all funding for sports."
False Dilemma
"Which fallacy is committed when someone says, ‘Believe me or you're a traitor’?"
A) False Dilemma
B) Ad Hominem
C) Straw Man
D) Bandwagon
A) False Dilemma
What’s the national animal of Scotland?
A) Highland Cow
B) Red Deer
C) Unicorn
D) Golden Eagle
C) Unicorn
"A tweet says, ‘Anyone who doesn’t support this law is heartless.’"
Appeal to Emotion / False Dilemma
"Some dogs bark. A dog is an animal. Therefore, all animals bark."
Fallacy: Hasty Generalization
"Everyone is buying this product, so it must be the best!"
Bandwagon
Which fallacy is used here?: “I got food poisoning from Taco Bell, so all their food is unsafe.”
A) Circular Reasoning
B) Hasty Generalization
C) False Dilemma
D) Ad Populum
B) Hasty Generalization
What is a group of flamingos called?
A) A troop
B) A shimmer
C) A flamboyance
D) A blaze
C) A flamboyance
"An influencer says, ‘Trust me—look at my millions of followers.’"
Appeal to Authority
"Research shows this treatment is effective in 90% of cases."
Not a Fallacy
"Cats are cooler than dogs because they just are."
Begging the Question/Circular Reasoning
Which fallacy tries to prove a claim using the claim itself?
A) Circular Reasoning
B) Slippery Slope
C) Appeal to Fear
D) False Cause
A) Circular Reasoning
What was the original name of Google?
A) Searchly
B) BackRub
C) WebSort
D) ClickFarm
B) BackRub
"A company says, ‘We’ve always done it this way. It's correct.’"
Appeal to Tradition
"We should not raise taxes because I don’t want to pay more."
Fallacy: Self-interest/Non sequitur