Fallacy Examples

Equivocation

I’m going to have a ball, I’m going to a large, formal party for social dancing

Amphiboly

Person A: I have a problem

Person B: What is it?

Person A: A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

Fallacy of Accent

Why did you go to the beach?

Fallacy of Composition

Teemu Selanne on the Anaheim Ducks is an NHL All-Star, The Anaheim Ducks are an All-Star team 

Fallacy of Division

The Anaheim Ducks are a good team, Cam Fowler is a good defenseman

Personal Attack (Ad Hominem)

You only like the LA Kings because you’re stupid

Appeal to Force

Get me coffee before I fire you

Appeal to Pity

Can you give me an extension because my dog ate my homework and I was tired. 

Popular Appeal

Sidney Crosby never buys new gear, I love Sidney Crosby so I’ll never buy new gear again 

Appeal to Ignorance

Atlantis is real because we don’t know it’s not

Hasty Generalization

This guy Jeff was mean to me, all Jeffs are rude and mean

Straw Man

If you support abortion you want little babies to be murdered even if they’re born

Red Herring

You’re so focused on Israel and Palestine what about global warming in the US?

Begging the Question

Abortion is wrong because the Bible says abortion is wrong

Inappropriate Appeal to Authority

My english teacher says vaccines are not good for your kids

Loaded Question

What color is your truck?

Questionable Cause

I won the lottery because I found a four-leaf clover 

False Dilemma

Do you speak English or Spanish?

Slippery Slope

If we allow kids to start school later, more kids will drop out of school

Naturalistic Fallacy

Protein powder isn’t healthy for you because it is processed