AP English Language and Composition logical fallacies examples Flashcards
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| 6740990958 | ad hominem argument | of course the writer supports tax cuts; she's rich! | 0 | |
| 6740990959 | argument from authority (argument from false authority) | this is absolutely awesome-it's the best review book ever written."-Shakira | 1 | |
| 6740990960 | appeal to ignorance | no one can prove the Loch Ness monster does not exist; therefore the Loch Ness monster exists. | 2 | |
| 6740990961 | begging the question | the Loch Ness monster spoke to me in my dreams, so it must exist | 3 | |
| 6740990962 | hasty generalization | ping-pong is an extremely dangerous sport;last year, my friend got hit in the eye with a ping-pong ball and almost lost his vision in that eye. | 4 | |
| 6740990963 | non sequitur | if you really wanted to earn a 5 on the AP English Language and Composition Exam, you wouldn't spend so much time reading novels | 5 | |
| 6740990964 | false dichotomy | AP Calculus BC class is impossible; either you get it or you don't | 6 | |
| 6740990965 | slippery slope | if we stop requiring men to wear coats and ties in the dining room, pretty soon they'll start coming in dressed in beachwear | 7 | |
| 6740990966 | faulty causality | violent crime among adolescents has risen in the past decades, and that is the result of increased sales of violent video games | 8 | |
| 6740990967 | straw man argument | students who want to eliminate the school uniform are exhibitionists who want to show off bare midriffs | 9 | |
| 6740990968 | sentimental appeals | the assignment that i gave you last night was much too long, but just think how pleased your parents and i will be when you score a 5 on the AP exam.Think about the pride you'll feel when tears of joy stream down our faces! | 10 | |
| 6740990969 | red herring | A teacher catches a student cheating during a test. The student in response says, "I know I've made a mistake. But think of my parents. They're going to kill me". | 11 | |
| 6740990970 | scare tactics | If you don't support that party's tax plan, you and your family will be reduced to poverty. | 12 | |
| 6740990971 | bandwagon appeals | its time for our country to repeal the ban on strip mining-every other county in the state has already done so! | 13 | |
| 6740990972 | dogmatism | I'm sorry, but I think penguins are sea creatures and that's that. | 14 | |
| 6740990973 | equivocation | when a man asks a hotel manager who has a dog next to him ,"does your dog bite?", and the manager responds,"no",the man then tries to pet the dog who growls and bites him. "you said your dog didn't bite!", the hotel manager responds, "that's not my dog." | 15 | |
| 6740990974 | faulty analogy | "apples and oranges." | 16 | |
| 6740990975 | ad misericordium | I hope you find the defendant not guilty of embezzlement. He's in a wheelchair." | 17 | |
| 6740990976 | argumentum ad populum | teenagers use the argument that "everybody is doing it" | 18 | |
| 6740990977 | arguing in a circle | freedom of speech is dear to Americans. Americans support freedom of speech because it is a basic American value | 19 | |
| 6740990978 | argument by repetition (ad nauseam) | art museums are very educational | 20 | |
| 6740990979 | either-or-argument | either you are for us, or against us | 21 | |
| 6740990980 | exceptions to the rule | i before e except after c | 22 | |
| 6740990981 | fallacy of composition | all Americans love baseball | 23 | |
| 6740990982 | fallacy of division | all thin people are Anorexic. Jane is thin; Jane is anorexic | 24 | |
| 6740990983 | fallacy in authority based reasoning | Michael Jordan's "Hanes" commercials | 25 | |
| 6740990984 | post ad hoc ergo propter hoc | every time i wash my car, it rains! | 26 |