Logical Fallacies

Question 1

Bare Assertion

Answer 1

“Because I said so”

Question 2

Appeal to Authority

Answer 2

Opponent uses an authority figure WHO IS NOT AN EXPERT ON THE SUBJECT to give validity

Question 3

Ad Hominem

Answer 3

Attack the Opponent

•you say he is innocent, but you cannot be trusted because you are also a criminal

Question 4

Straw Man

Answer 4

Putting words into opponents mouth

• “I think drugs reduce crime”
• “so you want everyone to do drugs”

Question 5

False Analogy

Answer 5

A and B are similar, A has P so B must have P, but A and B are different in ways so they don’t both have P.

Question 6

Hasty Generalization

Answer 6

I loved the hit song, so I will love it’s album.

Question 7

Begging the Question

Answer 7

Circular Logic
I like vanilla because it’s my favorite

Police don’t abuse people because police would never do something like that

Question 8

Red Herring

Answer 8

And irrelevant topics is brought up that seems so be related to the topic at hand, but it isn’t.

Question 9

Tu Quoque

Answer 9

“Look who’s talking”

Question 10

Appeal to Majority

Answer 10

If many people think so, it must be true

Question 11

Correlation Implies Causation

False Cause

Answer 11

Sleeping with shoes often correlates with getting a headache, therefore sleeping with shoes causes headaches.

Question 12

False Dilemma

Answer 12

You’re either this or this

Republican or democrat?

Question 13

Slippery Slope

Answer 13

If we strengthen gun laws, next thing you know the government is going to be taking my guns away.

BEFORE YOU KNOW IT
NEXT THING YOU KNOW

Question 14

Appeal To Ignorance

Answer 14

True because it’s never been proven false

“No one had proven Bigfoot is fake, so he must exist”