Print Froggy Jumps: Logical Fallacies ()

1. I'm in a debate with my brother. I can't think of anything else to argue, so I call him an idiot.

A

straw man fallacy

B

ad hominem

C

false causality

2. You tell your mom you don't want to eat your vegetables. She tells you there are people starving in Africa.

A

ad hominem

B

scare tactics

C

strawman

3. If I let you stay out past midnight, next thing you know you won't obey any curfews I set.

A

slippery slope

B

bad analogy

C

guilty by assocation

4. That girl has been in trouble at school every day this year. If you start hanging out with her, you'll get a bad reputation too.

A

false causality

B

red herring

C

guilty by association

5. You didn't make an A on the test because you didn't study. You tell your mom that your teacher has been absent too much.

A

non sequitor

B

red herring

C

false causation

6. Kid -- I want to stay up late. Mom - no. Kid -- why. Mom -- I said so.

A

circular reasoning

B

scare tactic

C

authority fallacy

7. If you don't brush your teeth, you might get a cavity, which might get infected, which might kill you. Now, go brush your teeth.

A

stacked evidence

B

moral equivalence

C

scare tactics

8. Everyone at school has a brand new car. I can't drive this old beater to school. I have to have a new car!

A

bandwagon

B

authority fallacy

C

false analogy

9. Coach says if I practice on Tuesday, I'll play a great game on Fridays.

A

false analogy

B

non sequitor

C

slippery slope

10. I went to bed early on Tuesday. I made an A on my paper. Going to bed early helps me make good grades.

A

false causality

B

slippery slope

C

false analogy