Fallacy Answers for Communication 1
Fallacy Worksheet with Answers
1. Be patriotic! Support the American way of life! Speak out against gun control!!
Begging the question
2. If we allow the communists a toe-hold in San Salvador, Mexico will be next.
Slippery Slope
3. Because the Great Depression began during Hoover's presidency, it is safe to assume that his economic policies were its primary cause.
Post Hoc
4. Don't listen to environmentalists complain about acid rain. They're just a bunch of pot-smoking hippies.
Ad Hominem
5. My brother got a bad grade in algebra. My roommate got a bad grade in algebra. The girl sitting next to me in history class got a bad grade in algebra. Nobody makes a good grade in that class!
Hasty Generalization
6. You know she can't be a good republican. Her father was a liberal.
Non Sequitur
7. What's good for General Motors is good for America.
Faulty Analogy
8. Salaries are really good at Gulf State Bank. They average over $62,000 per year.
Myth of the Mean
9. Don't tell me about recycling and the environment. By not being a vegetarian you are ultimately contributing to environmental destruction yourself.
Red Herring
10. Everyone knows that taxes are bad for the economy.
Confusing Fact and Opinion
11. If combat means living in a ditch, females have biological problems staying in a ditch for 30 days because they get infections… males are biologically driven to go out and hunt for giraffes.
Non Sequitur
12. Playing the grand theft auto video game is the reason those teenagers decided to steal a car and kill the driver.
Post Hoc
13. College athletes are not in college to learn.
Shaky Principle
14. The women fighting for the equal rights amendment just want to abolish separate bathrooms for men and women.
Straw Man
15. My sister got a C from her speech teacher. The guy who sits next to me in math got an F from her. I’m struggling with a D in her class. She is a tough grader.
Hasty Generalization
1. Be patriotic! Support the American way of life! Speak out against gun control!!
Begging the question
2. If we allow the communists a toe-hold in San Salvador, Mexico will be next.
Slippery Slope
3. Because the Great Depression began during Hoover's presidency, it is safe to assume that his economic policies were its primary cause.
Post Hoc
4. Don't listen to environmentalists complain about acid rain. They're just a bunch of pot-smoking hippies.
Ad Hominem
5. My brother got a bad grade in algebra. My roommate got a bad grade in algebra. The girl sitting next to me in history class got a bad grade in algebra. Nobody makes a good grade in that class!
Hasty Generalization
6. You know she can't be a good republican. Her father was a liberal.
Non Sequitur
7. What's good for General Motors is good for America.
Faulty Analogy
8. Salaries are really good at Gulf State Bank. They average over $62,000 per year.
Myth of the Mean
9. Don't tell me about recycling and the environment. By not being a vegetarian you are ultimately contributing to environmental destruction yourself.
Red Herring
10. Everyone knows that taxes are bad for the economy.
Confusing Fact and Opinion
11. If combat means living in a ditch, females have biological problems staying in a ditch for 30 days because they get infections… males are biologically driven to go out and hunt for giraffes.
Non Sequitur
12. Playing the grand theft auto video game is the reason those teenagers decided to steal a car and kill the driver.
Post Hoc
13. College athletes are not in college to learn.
Shaky Principle
14. The women fighting for the equal rights amendment just want to abolish separate bathrooms for men and women.
Straw Man
15. My sister got a C from her speech teacher. The guy who sits next to me in math got an F from her. I’m struggling with a D in her class. She is a tough grader.
Hasty Generalization