Fallacies

Begging the question

1.Absolutely apples lower your risk of cancer. The soluble fiber in apples lowers your risk of cancer.

Ad hominem

1.How can you say your ball be round when clearly your ball is flat?

Equivocation

1.If I call you a beast, then I call you a monster .

2.If I call you a monster, then I’m amazed.

C: Therefore, if I call you a beast, then I’m amazed.

Slippery slope

1.If you throw the ball in the house, you will break something. If you break something you’ll get in trouble, and you won’t be able to play games anymore.

Straw man

1.This is my charger because it was in the outlet in my room.

2. Thats not possible because I had to charge my phone in your room with my charger.

3. Therefore, you don’t have a charger.

Tu quoque

1.You tell me that having pets can cure loneliness. But you’re lonely and don’t have any pets of your own. So your argument is not true.

Non-sequitor

1. The sky is not clear, its not a good day.

2.The sky is not clear.

C: Therefore, its not a good day.

False ditchomoty

1.Do you want vanilla or chocolate? You can only pick these two.

Argument of ignorance

1.Nobody has every seen a dinosaur, so how can we believe they existed before us.

Red herring

1.Student:Why do I have to right an essay about squirrels?

2.Teacher: Speaking of animals, did you know that the Bottlenose dolphin is one of the smartest mammals.

Appeal to the people

1.You should watch the show Game of Thrones. Its the most popular show with everyone.

Perfectionist

1.You would love this book about flying, it’ll help you with your fear of heights. After reading the book it didn’t help me with my fear of birds.

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