Fallacies 1
Fallacies 2
Fallacies 3
Fallacies 4
Fallacies 5
100
I don't care if she called you a bad name. Good Christians always tries to make amends. You should have smiled and told her that you loved her anyway.
What is Sweeping Generalization?
100
When we buy our house, we will have to consider buying one in a bad neighborhood because we have to buy cheap.
What is Faulty Dilemma?
100
People are like dogs. They respond to clear discipline.
What is False Analogy?
100
The end of a thing is perfection; death is the end of life; therefore, death is the perfection of life.
What is Equivocation?
100
Exercise keeps everyone healthy. Therefore, if Tim would just run more, it might help his heart condition.
What is Sweeping Generalization?
200
This new study plan made my grades go up in every subject. You should try it. I know it will work for you.
What is Hasty Generalization?
200
This has to be the best way to do the job because no one has ever tried to do it differently.
What is Appeal to Ignorance?
200
Everyone knows Wal-Mart is the best place to shop for great deals.
What is Appeal to Majority?
200
Marijuana can't be all that bad. Everyone knows about barroom brawls, but marijuana makes people peaceful.
What is Red Herring?
300
Congressman Smith says that he will not fund the new road construction program. I completely disagree. I don't see why he wants to leave our roads dangerous.
What is Straw Man?
300
Have you stopped cheating on your taxes?
What is Complex Question?
300
Jane is late to every meeting. She must be lazy and uncaring. How can she take care of this project?
What is Ad Hominem?
300
Women are so sentimental. My mother and sisters always cry at the movies; my father and I never do.
What is Hasty Generalization?
300
"Death should be held of no account, for it brings but two alternatives: either it utterly annihilates the person and his soul, or it transports the spirit or soul to some place where it will live forever. What then should a good man fear if death would bring only nothingness or eternal life?" - Cicero
What is Faulty Dilemma?
400
Video games can't be bad for people. It gives them something to do and keeps them off the streets.
What is Red Herring?
400
I ate at that new restaurant for lunch, and now my car won't start. I am never going back there to eat again!
What is False Cause?
400
The Senator is incorruptibly honest; no one has ever uncovered a scandal involving him.
What is Appeal to Ignorance?
400
I'm on probation, sir. If I don't get a good grade in this course, I won't be able to play on the basketball team. Please, could you let me have at least a C?
What is Appeal to Pity?
500
To prohibit fireworks on the 4th of July is un-American.
What is Appeal to Tradition?
500
I only enjoy good restaurants. I know this to be true because if they're not good, I don't enjoy them.
What is Begging the Question?
500
I've never had a ticket before, officer. If you give me this ticket, my parents will take my car away from me, and I have a party to go to this weekend. Can't you let this one go? Just this one time?
What is Appeal to Pity?
500
The so-called theories of Einstein are merely the ravings of a mind polluted with liberal, democratic nonsense, which is utterly unacceptable to German men of science.
What is Ad Hominem?
500
I join 2 presidents, 27 senators, and 83 representatives in describing this woman as a liar.
What is Appeal to the Majority?