Bad Proof
When your mother tells you that refusing to clean your plate means that you don't care about starving people in Africa.
What is false comparison or false analogy?
When someone tells their friends that they made 40% of shots yesterday and 20% of shots today, so they made 60% of their shots.
What is unit fallacy?
When I ask you to help me with my chores, and you ask me, "When did you become so lazy?"
What is many questions?
When you pick a flower from a field, and your mother says, "Don't do that. If everyone picked a flower every time they saw one, there would be no flowers left in the world."
What is reductio ad absurdum?
When you tell your mom that because all of the other kids order Uber Eats for lunch every day, you should be allowed to order Uber Eats for lunch every day.
What is appeal to popularity?
When I say that milk is healthy, and ice cream is made of milk, so ice cream must be healthy.
What is the all natural fallacy?
When I tell you that I don't need to get a flu shot because I've never gotten one, and I've never had the flu before.
What is fallacy of antecedent?
When a politician argues, "I can be trusted because I am an honorable person."
What is tautology?
When I say that my parents dated for two weeks before they got married, and they have a great marriage, so you should only date someone for two weeks before getting married.
What is misinterpreting the evidence?
What is false analogy or false comparison?
When a salesman tells you, "You can buy those pants, or be the most unpopular kid at school."
What is false dilemma?
When your math teacher says, "If you skip school one time, you are not going to know how to use the equation I teach that day, and that equation will be the one that shows up on the final, and you will fail the final, and then you will not go to college."
What is slippery slope?
When your BFF says, "She never said she didn't like you, so she's probably interested; you should call her up!"
What is the fallacy of ignorance?
When I say that because no one has ever arrived at school before Mr. Zab, he must live here.
What is fallacy of ignorance?
When your dad yells at you for not putting the dishes in the dishwasher, and you ask him when the last time was that he took the family out for dinner.
What is red herring?
When Ben says, "I drank 6 Starbucks Doubleshots yesterday, and I never hit a red light. Therefore, drinking at least 6 Starbucks Doubleshots prevents red lights."
What is post hoc ergo propter hoc?
When I say that the last person I met from Canada was really mean, so I don't really like Canadians.
What is hasty generalization?
When my mother tells me that Jerry got a perfect score on the SAT, and he pulled an all-nighter the night before, so I should get zero hours of sleep before I take the SAT.
What is misinterpreting the evidence?
When your dad asks you why you didn't do the dishes and you respond, "Do you have any idea how much this family spends each month on the water bill?"
What is straw man?
When your coach tells you before the big game, "Whatever happens, happens."
What is tautology?