Name That Fallacy

• Fallacies
• University

Game Quiz

• 13 Fallacious arguments.
• Your group has 1 minute to log in the correct answer.
• 1 Pt per correct answer.

I went to Spain three times, and the weather was always great. The weather is always great in Spain.

Hasty Generalizations

I can't prove that aliens don't exist, so they must exist.

Appeal to Ignorance

Can I get an A on my test? You are such a great teacher!

Appeal to Flattery

Person A: “Having free time is
good for people, it makes them happier”
Person B: “If people were free all the time, there would be nobody left to do all the work, and we would all be miserable”

Straw Man

You are either with us, or you are with the terrorists

False Dilemma

“Before you moved into this apartment, we never had any issues with the plumbing. And now, suddenly we have problems with the plumbing.
Therefore, you must be the cause.”

Post hoc Ergo prosper hoc

“I am definitely in favor of reinstating the death penalty. After all, overpopulation is a big problem in our world.”

Red Herring

"If you don't vote for Candidate X, the country will descend into chaos and disaster."

Appeal to fear

"Dr. Smith's argument about climate change can't be trusted because she's known to have a personal grudge against the fossil fuel industry."

Appeal to personal attack (ad hominem)

"John: You should quit smoking; it's bad for your health.
Bob: But you smoke too, so why should I listen to you?"

Tu Quoque/ appeal to hypocrisy

"Everyone is switching to Tide laundry detergent, so it must be the best one on the market."

Bandwagon

If you break a mirror you will
have seven years of bad luck.

Questionable cause

"Paranormal phenomena must be real because I've experienced ghostly apparitions myself."

Begging the question