Matching Pairs Logical Fallacy Matching GameOnline version Match the Logical Fallacy Terms on the left with their matching example on the right. by Arizona Bar Foundation 1 SLIPPERY SLOPE Claiming that a single event will inevitably give rise to a chain of future events. 2 BANDWAGON Appealing to popularity of the fact that a lot of people do something to validate the argument 3 LOADED QUESTION Asking a question that contains an assumption, and that forces the person to accept the assumption by answering the question and appearing guilty. 4 AD HOMOMIEN Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself. 5 ANECDOTAL Using your own personal experience or an isolated incident to validate an argument. Soda is healthy because 9 out of 10 parents give their kids soda to drink. John: I think schools should start later to allow kids to have more rest. Ann: How long have you been ditching your morning classes? If I let you go home early, then everyone will want to go home early and then all the students will fail this class. I only sleep 5 hours a night and I feel great. So students only need 5 hours of sleep to be able to do well at school. You can’t trust her judgment. She wears shorts and flip flops when it rains.
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