Fallacies for Communication 1
Fallacy Worksheet (for answers scroll down)
1. Be patriotic! Support the American way of life! Speak out against gun control!!
2. If we allow the communists a toe-hold in San Salvador, Mexico will be next.
3. Because the Great Depression began during Hoover's presidency, it is safe to assume that his economic policies were its primary cause.
4. Don't listen to environmentalists complain about acid rain. They're just a bunch of pot-smoking hippies.
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!
6. You know she can't be a good republican. Her father was a liberal.
7. What's good for General Motors is good for America.
8. Salaries are really good at Gulf State Bank. They average over $62,000 per year.
9. Don't tell me about recycling and the environment. By not being a vegetarian you are ultimately contributing to environmental destruction yourself.
10. Everyone knows that taxes are bad for the economy.
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.
12. Playing the grand theft auto video game is the reason those teenagers decided to steal a car and kill the driver.
13. College athletes are not in college to learn.
14. The women fighting for the equal rights amendment just want to abolish separate bathrooms for men and women.
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.
1. Be patriotic! Support the American way of life! Speak out against gun control!!
2. If we allow the communists a toe-hold in San Salvador, Mexico will be next.
3. Because the Great Depression began during Hoover's presidency, it is safe to assume that his economic policies were its primary cause.
4. Don't listen to environmentalists complain about acid rain. They're just a bunch of pot-smoking hippies.
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!
6. You know she can't be a good republican. Her father was a liberal.
7. What's good for General Motors is good for America.
8. Salaries are really good at Gulf State Bank. They average over $62,000 per year.
9. Don't tell me about recycling and the environment. By not being a vegetarian you are ultimately contributing to environmental destruction yourself.
10. Everyone knows that taxes are bad for the economy.
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.
12. Playing the grand theft auto video game is the reason those teenagers decided to steal a car and kill the driver.
13. College athletes are not in college to learn.
14. The women fighting for the equal rights amendment just want to abolish separate bathrooms for men and women.
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.
