[M4-PRACTICE EXERCISES] Informal Fallacies

Identify the fallacy: “Millions of people are switching to this diet, so you should too.”

Appeal to People

Red Herring

Strawman Fallacy

Missing the Point

Appeal to People

Identify the fallacy: “You are wrong because you once made a mistake in your career.”

Appeal to Force

Appeal to Pity

Ad Hominem

Fallacy of Accident

Ad Hominem

Identify the fallacy: “You shouldn’t challenge this idea; poor families will be harmed.”

Appeal to Force

Appeal to Pity

Strawman Fallacy

Ad Hominem

Appeal to Pity

Identify the fallacy: “Five of my friends failed chemistry; therefore, chemistry is impossible to pass.”

False Cause

Hasty Generalization

Slippery Slope

Weak Analogy

Hasty Generalization

Identify the fallacy: “If we allow children to skip homework once, soon they will skip every task.”

Hasty Generalization

Slippery Slope

Appeal to Ignorance

Weak Analogy

Slippery Slope

Identify the fallacy: “A penguin and an eagle both fly (swim/fly); penguins must behave like eagles.”

Slippery Slope

Hasty Generalization

False Cause

Weak Analogy

Weak Analogy

Identify the fallacy: “Many reports show the benefits, but some contrary evidence is ignored.”

Begging the Question

Complex Question

False Dichotomy

Suppressed Evidence

Suppressed Evidence

Identify the fallacy: “The report ignored significant studies that oppose its claim.”

Begging the Question

Complex Question

False Dichotomy

Suppressed Evidence

Suppressed Evidence

Identify the fallacy: “The bricks are heavy. Therefore, the house made of bricks is heavy.”

Amphiboly

Equivocation

Composition

Division

Composition

Identify the fallacy: “I saw a man running with a telescope. I thought the man had a telescope for running.”

Amphiboly

Equivocation

Composition

Division

Amphiboly