True/False
Fallacy Definitions
Name that Fallacy
Political Fallacy
Types of Arguments
100

With Hasty Generalization, all the pieces are there. The evidence is valid.

False

100

Misrepresenting or exaggerating another person's argument to make it easier to attack.

Strawman fallacy

100

Princess Kate wears Alexander Mcqueen. Are you trying to say you have better fashion sense than a royal princess?

Appeal to Authority 

100

President Biden is a senile Man and so he should not be President.

Ad Hominem

100

Examples of _________ occur when we use a small sample or exceptional cases to draw a conclusion or generalize a rule.

Hasty Generalization

200

A Red Herring is when you change the subject to a topic that's easier to attack.

True

200

Believing something is good or beneficial just because it's natural.

Naturalistic Fallacy

200

In Latin America, only two countries offer travel and tourism options: Mexico and Guatemala.

False Dilemma

200

The man running for office promised he paid his taxes every year. But when asked to provide his statements, he suddenly couldn't find them. He said, "you'll just have to trust me."

Special Pleading

200

A ___________ Is a common persuasion technique in advertising. It presents us with only two possible options without considering the broad range of possible alternatives.

Logical fallacy

300

If aliens didn't steal my newspaper, who did? This is an example of a red herring fallacy.

False - Begging the question

300

Thinking there are only two possibilities when there may be other alternatives you haven't considered.

False Dilemma

300

If we allow our 14-year-old to have her first date tonight, what's next? A wedding, kids? 

Slippery Slope

300

"Hilary Clinton wants to increasing spending on education and welfare. Therefore, she's against your right to own a gun. Don't let Hilary take away your right to own a gun."

Strawman

300

The _______ Fallacy occurs when we base the validity of our argument on how many people believe or do the same thing as we do.

Band Wagon

400

Thinking that every time you wash your car it is going to rain is an example of a false cause fallacy.

True

400

Believing just because an authority or expert believes something than it must be true.

Appeal to Authority

400

People and watches are both complex. Therefore, they both must be the product of complex design.

False Analogy

400

She voted no on women's rights. Voted no on healthcare for all. She is not for the American people. She is not the solution, she's the problem!

Tu Quoque

400

It's possible, for example, that people with MS have lower Vitamin D levels because of their decreased mobility and sun exposure, rather than the other way around is an example of _____________.

Correlation-Causation(or Post-Hoc)

500

A non sequitur is when you use two different meanings of a word to prove your argument.

False - Equivocation

500

Making an assumption about a specific person based on general tendencies within a group they belong to.

Ecological Fallacy

500

I know we don't love each other. But, if we don't get married it will crush my mother. You know she has a weak heart. Do you really want to do that to her?

Appeal to Pity

500

They don't want Kamala Harris in Congress, she is too honest for them. Is she too honest for you too?

Begging the Question Fallacy

500

"In regard to my recent indictment of corruption, let's be clear about what's really important: unemployment! We really need to focus on creating jobs, and under my 10-point plan, here's what we can achieve....." is an example of what argument.

Red Herring