Name the fallacy: People forget how dangerous driving can be. We are all racing around in cars every day. But, because we are all doing it, we forget how dangerous it is.
circular reasonning
Name the fallacy: The wind is invisible because you can't see it. You can't see it because it's invisible.
circular reasoning
When someone makes a sweeping statement without considering all of the facts it is called
a hasty generalization
My 9th, 10th, and 11th grade English teachers all wore glasses. Therefore, I conclude that ALL English teachers wear glasses. This is called...
a hasty generalization.
When you believe that one small step will automatically lead to a chain of events leading to a specific event, the mistake in your thinking is called...
slippery slope
Animal experimentation reduces our respect for life. Soon our society will become a battlefield in which everyone constantly fears for their lives. This kind of thinking, which is based on extreme examples leading to a chain of events, is
slippery slope
Person A: I think our company should allow employees to work from home a few days a week for a better work-life balance. Person B: So, are you really saying that people should hardly come to the office and always work in their pajamas?
straw man
When someone attack's a person's character instead of engaging with their argument this is called...
ad hominem attack
“It's hard to take your claims seriously because you spend your days playing video games.” This is...
ad hominem
This is why a woman shouldn't do a man's job.
Ad hominem
I thought you were a good person, but you don't go to my church, so I guess not. This is called...
either/ or false dichotomy black and white
When someone attempts to convince another person by evoking their feelings rather than providing evidence this is called
appeal to emotion
“Can I have the last piece of cake? You know how much I love it, and it's been a tough day for me. I've had such a bad day, and this cake would just make me feel so much better.
appeal to emotion
Everyone is going to get the new smart phone when it comes out this weekend. Why aren’t you? This argument uses which fallacy?
bandwagon appeal
Getting people to do or think something because “everyone else is doing it” or “everything else thinks this.”
bandwagon
When to things are unalike, but are being compared based on a trivial similarity.
False analogy
