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edu | The Department of Transportation needs to reconsider the speed limit proposals on interstate highways for the simple reason that if they do not, their departmental budget for the Department of Transportation will be cut by 25%. | appeal to emotion |
edu | My dad went to school, so he knows everything about the education system. | fallacy of credibility |
edu | If you allow one student to take an online course, soon
everyone will want to, and the schools will be empty.
Si permite que un estudiante tome un curso en línea, pronto todos querrán, y las escuelas estarán vacías. | faulty generalization |
edu | Janice just lost her goldfish and so asks you to give her the benefit of the doubt. What fallacy has she committed? | appeal to emotion |
edu | My opponent in the election keeps claiming that he wants to give tax credits to poor people. That means that he wants to raise taxes for the middle class. | fallacy of extension |
edu | Every time that rooster crows, the sun comes up. That rooster must be very powerful and important! | false causality |
edu | The Church used to claim that giving 10% of your income to the Church will free a child’s soul from Limbo into Heaven, so clearly giving money to the Church is a scam! | false causality |
edu | "'What about Red Herring, ma'am?''
"'I'm not sure. Is Red Herring a red herring? Or is it the fact that we're meant to think Red Herring is a red herring that is actually the red herring?'
"'Or perhaps the fact you're meant to think Red Herring isn't a red herring is what makes Red Herring a red herring after all.'
"'We're talking serious metaherrings here.'" | fallacy of relevance |
edu | Because doctors smoke it must be a healthy choice. | fallacy of credibility |
edu | "You should run right out and purchase the newest iPhone 22 because you will literally be the only one who doesn't own one!" This is an example of what type of persuasive technique? | ad populum |
edu | Everyone who gets a college degree is better off. All people who are better off as a result of getting a degree are good to have conversations with. Therefore, everyone who gets a college degree is a good person to have a conversation with. | faulty generalization |
edu | Don't be the only one not wearing Nike! | ad populum |
edu | My car broke down yesterday. Cars are worthless. | faulty generalization |
edu | Because Martin Sheen played the president on television, he'd probably make a great president in real life. | fallacy of credibility |
edu | Southerners talk fast. I was just on the phone with one, and I could barely keep up! | faulty generalization |
edu | IBM is a reputable organization, so all of its employees must be reputable. | faulty generalization |
edu | "The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university." | faulty generalization |
edu | It was a rainy day in Harvard Square, so the foot traffic through the atrium from Mass Ave to Mount Auburn Street was heavier than it might have been if the sun were out. A lot of people were carrying umbrellas, which most of them furled inside. I had always thought that Cambridge, in the vicinity of Harvard, might have had the most umbrellas per capita of any place in the world. People used them when it snowed. In my childhood, in Laramie, Wyoming, we used to think people who carried umbrellas were sissies. | faulty generalization |
edu | “[Everyone else is buying it, so you should too!]” | ad populum |
edu | If you allow the students to redo this test, they are going to want to redo every assignment for the rest of the year. | faulty generalization |
edu | A major wrong has been committed by the local government and several people go to protest it, waving signs and blocking traffic. “Both sides are just as bad,” rants your uncle. What fallacy has he committed? | faulty generalization |
edu | If this client is competent to stand trial, she will certainly know the answers to at least 80% of the questions on this standardized test. She knows the answers to 87% of the test questions. Therefore she is competent to stand trial. | fallacy of logic |
edu | Regime vs. government
Pro-death vs. pro-choice | appeal to emotion |
edu | "All students everywhere should use clear backpacks because bad things happen at schools where students don't use clear backpacks." | fallacy of extension |
edu | I drank bottled water and now I am sick, so the water must have made me sick. | false causality |
edu | Six million read a paper—must be excellent | ad populum |
edu | Mother: You should stop smoking. It's harmful to your health.
Daughter: Why should I listen to you? You started smoking when you were 16! | ad hominem |
edu | I’m not a doctor, but I play a doctor on TV, and I wouldn’t dream of using anything but Tylenol for my toughest headaches. | fallacy of credibility |
edu | I shouldn’t be punished for staying out past my curfew because I did the dishes earlier today. | fallacy of relevance |
edu | The time that children are vaccinated and the time they're diagnosed do closely correlate, however, leading upset parents to assign blame to the immunizations, for lack of a better explanation. | false causality |
edu | Hybrid cars are like solar power, full of promise but too expensive. We’ll never be able to build affordable hybrid cars. | fallacy of logic |
edu | All living beings come from other living beings. Therefore, the first forms of life must have come from a living being. That living being is God. | equivocation |
edu | A commercial shows images of animals in need to persuade the audience to make donations. | appeal to emotion |
edu | "Guys are messy and unclean, but are really hard workers." is an example of ... | faulty generalization |
edu | I've never knowingly listened to a Neil Young record all the way through because they all sound like someone strangling a cat (don't they?). | faulty generalization |
edu | I view any discussion concerning the limiting of therapy as morally wrong, that is why I do not accept it. | circular reasoning |
edu | “four out of five dentists agree that brushing your teeth makes your life meaningful” | fallacy of credibility |
edu | He has my vote for senator, because he has the best shirts.
What logic fallacy does this represent? | fallacy of logic |
edu | "Terrorists must not be given the chance to invade our beloved country." | ad populum |
edu | "If you don't bring a pencil to class... you will end up sad and alone in life." | faulty generalization |
edu | Michael Jordan wears Hanes underwear, so you should too! | fallacy of credibility |
edu | I know in my heart of hearts that our home team will win the World Series. | appeal to emotion |
edu | TOPIC: Should people let their cats go outside?
DEBATE: "People should let their cats go outside. Going outside gives cats more exercise."
"But if you let cats go outside, then they'll hunt all the birds in the neighborhood. If you let them hunt all the birds, then robins will go extinct." | faulty generalization |
edu | “You could either pursue your dream job or stay where you are and be miserable for the rest of your life.” | false dilemma |
edu | The phrase "Ninety percent of all people surveyed said that McDonalds is better than Burger King, so we can confidently say we are the best." represents which fallacy? | ad populum |
edu | Subscribe to our streaming services, or get stuck with cable! | false dilemma |
edu | If you eat that cookie tonight, you'll eat ten tomorrow, and by this time next year, you'll be eating 1 million cookies a day. | faulty generalization |
edu | Calling Senator Warren "Pocahontas," instead of debating her ideas on cancelling student loan debt is an example of: | ad hominem |
edu | Colin Closet asserts that if we allow same-sex couples to marry, then the next thing we know we'll be allowing people to marry their parents, their cars and even monkeys. | faulty generalization |
edu | Believing in the literal resurrection of Jesus is like believing in the literal existence of zombies. | fallacy of logic |
edu | AttP 9: everyone wearing new llama wool coats makes them warm | ad populum |
edu | the reason why more people are leaving this country is because of economic problems, therefore because there is an economic problem is that people are leaving this country. | circular reasoning |
edu | "Everyone loves going to the movies." | faulty generalization |
edu | No one can deny that [my theoretical orientation] is the only valid theoretical orientation | circular reasoning |
edu | Billy: How could the universe be 6000 years old when we know the speed of light, the distance of astronomical objects (13+ billion light years away), and the fact that the light has reached us[1]?
Marty: 6000 years is not a firm number. The universe can be as old as about 10,000 years.
Billy: How do you figure that?... | fallacy of relevance |
edu | People who buy stocks are no different from people who bet on horse racing. They both risk their money with little chance of making a big profit. | fallacy of logic |
edu | My father told me that the sky is green. So it must be the truth. | fallacy of credibility |
edu | You've got to teach the boys logic! If you don't teach them logic, they won't learn how to think! And they'll become hobos and die in prison! Don't you care about your sons? (Mother to Father) | false dilemma |
edu | Charlie: Illegal posting and sharing of songs online is crippling the music industry.
Bob: You couldn't be more wrong; the music industry is doing just find. I can't believe you think the government should be allowed to regulate what I share with my "friends." No one wants a world where I can't loan a book to my girlfriend, let my roommate borrow my iPod, or share a funny meme with my blog followers. | fallacy of extension |
edu | Speaker 1: I think we should have single payer, universal, health care.
Speaker 2: Communist countries tried that. We don’t want America to be a communist country. We shouldn’t have single payer health care. | fallacy of extension |
edu | fallacy suggesting that because everyone believes something or does something, it must be valid, accurate, or effective. | ad populum |
edu | Now you tell me she looks presidential, folks. I look presidential | ad hominem |
edu | MARVIN STONE: You suggest that we scrap the SALT II treaty already negotiated, and intensify the build-up of American power to induce the Soviets to sign a new treaty - one more favorable to us. President Carter, on the other hand, says he will again try to convince a reluctant Congress to ratify the present treaty on the grounds it's the best we can hope to get. Now, both of you cannot be right. Will you tell us why you think you are?
RONALD REAGAN: Yes. I think I'm right because I believe that we must have a consistent foreign policy, a strong America, and a strong economy. And then, as we build up our national security, to restore our margin of safety, we at the same time try to restrain the Soviet build-up, which has been going forward at a rapid pace, and for quite some time.
October 28, 1980
Cleveland, Ohio
What logical fallacy did Reagan’s response illustrate the use of? | appeal to emotion |
edu | Nicole identified that Hannah had committed a logical fallacy, but instead of addressing the substance of her claim, Hannah accused Nicole of committing a fallacy earlier on in the conversation. | ad hominem |
edu | At soccer practice, Willeidy tells Aida, "Pace's soccer team was losing until I bought new shoes. We have not lost a game since I got my lucky shoes!" | false causality |
edu | "It is an outrage that the school wants to remove the vending machines. This is taking our freedom away!" | appeal to emotion |
edu | Bill lives in a large building, so his apartment must be large." | fallacy of logic |
edu | Last year, the city of Brookfield allocated more money to public parks. This year, however, littering increased, so the increase in park funding must have been responsible. | false causality |
edu | Every day, I eat cereal for breakfast. One time, I had a muffin instead, and there was a major earthquake in my city. I've eaten cereal ever since. | false causality |
edu | George: Man, those girls are smokin' hot!
Derek: No, they're not. You're a victim of the cheerleader effect. When girls are together in a group, each girl looks a lot better than if you were to see her without the other girls.
| ad hominem |
edu | Chihuahuas are good inside dogs. German Shepherds are dogs; therefore, German Shepherds would be good inside dogs, too. | faulty generalization |
edu | Look, the only way to improve social programs is to raise taxes. You have to either raise taxes, or accept that the poor and needy are going to suffer. | false dilemma |
edu | Three congressional representatives have had affairs. Therefore, members of Congress are adulterers. | faulty generalization |
edu | Your honor, if we let Pinocchio get away with lying, what's next? Stealing? Murder? ... | faulty generalization |
edu | Bob: that movie was a waste of time and money
Ted: what was wrong with it?
Bob: It sucked
This is an example of? | circular reasoning |
edu | Joe eats horribly; therefore, his heart attack was caused by his eating habits. | false causality |
edu | "I believe deeply that canceling the fashion show is the best decision. I know it is. I am very certain about it." | fallacy of relevance |
edu | 'Our family has always been farmers, so we should always be farmers'' is an example of which logical fallacy? | fallacy of credibility |
edu | "All elephants are big. Some boys are big. Therefore some boys are elephants." | faulty generalization |
edu | Helga: You should not be eating that... it has been scientifically proven that eating fat burgers are no good for your health.
Hugh: You eat fat burgers all the time so that can’t be true.
| ad hominem |
edu | Lahat nakamove-on na ikaw na lang hindi pa. #MarcosIsAHero | ad populum |
edu | We will not rest until we reach a day when not one single veteran falls into homelessness. | appeal to emotion |
edu | My mom says that most tourist from France are rude. She had to wait on one the other day and the lady threw her pancakes on the ground because they were not big enough. | faulty generalization |
edu | We have pure food and drug laws; why can't we have laws to keep moviemakers from giving us filth ? | fallacy of logic |
edu | Presenting an unqualified person or institution as a source of credible information. | fallacy of credibility |
edu | If you are not with us, you are against us. | false dilemma |
edu | In class, Ryan turns to Doug and says, "Smoking cigarettes is nothing short of suicide: the smoker is willingly killing himself. Duh." | fallacy of relevance |
edu | Fred, the German, stole my wallet. Therefore, all Germans are thieves. | faulty generalization |
edu | "You must obey the law, because it's illegal to break the law."
What logical fallacy is used in the statement above? | circular reasoning |
edu | My opponent raised a good point, but can we trust him? I mean he just moved to town only 5 months ago, how much could he really know? | ad hominem |
edu | If the President arrives in Hawaii, and the next day a volcano erupts, believing that the volcano erupted because the President arrived on the island is an example of: | false causality |
edu | I refuse to stay on the 13th floor of any hotel because it is bad luck. However, I don’t mind staying on the same floor as long as we call it the 14th floor. | false causality |
edu | This makes you think you need to believe or buy something because everyone else is. Which technique is it? | ad populum |
edu | Either go to the party or spend the night in your room crying. | false dilemma |
edu | "Sir, please let me take the exam. I was late because I need to cook our breakfast and wash the dishes." | appeal to emotion |
edu | U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn says that lesbianism is rampant in the Oklahoma schools. This must, indeed, be true, because surely the senator couldn't be mistaken about the schools in his own state. | fallacy of credibility |
edu | All this time that you're telling me to improve, you're being lazy yourself. | ad hominem |
edu | I believe one should never deliberately hurt another person, that’s why I can never be a surgeon. | faulty generalization |
edu | Either you text your friend or you don't have any fun at all. | false dilemma |
edu | You ask your mother if you can go to the mall with your friends. She says "no". You ask why? She says, "because I'm the mom and I say so". This is an example of which logical fallacy? | fallacy of credibility |
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