Logical Fallacies Exercise Rhetoric and Writing | RHE
306
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RHE 306 – Logical Fallacies Exercise
Instructor: Melanie Ulrich
Fallacies of
Pathos
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Scare Tactics
Either/Or
Slippery Slope
Sentimental Appeals (pandering)
Bandwagon Appeals
Fallacies of
Ethos
F.
G.
H.
I.
Appeals to False Authority
Dogmatism
Moral Equivalence
Ad Hominem / Personam
Fallacies of
Logos
J. Hasty Generalizations
(overgeneralization)
K. Faulty Causality
L. Begging the Question
M. Equivocation
N. Non Sequitur
O. Faulty Analogy
Instructions:
Match each logical
fallacy (above) to
its example. Each
fallacy is only used
once.


“I did not have sex with that woman”
(as long as “sex” means only
missionary-style intercourse).
American industrial workers will
starve because of NAFTA.

Either we ban all liquor from the
county, or our children will grow up
to be alcoholics and abusive parents.

Every time my parents turn on the
bathroom light, they use the toilet;
therefore, turning on the bathroom
light causes them to use the toilet.

I did not murder my mother and
father with an axe! Please don’t find
me guilty; I’m suffering enough
through being an orphan!

Keying someone’s car is just an
exercise of one’s freedom of
expression.

Of course some hold the view – long
discarded among right-thinking
people – that Barbie dolls are
acceptable toys for young girls.
Parents with any awareness of social
issues, however, know better.

Once we let one woman be
president, they’ll take over the
world.

Only losers use HappyDent*
(*actual brand) toothpaste.

Person 1: You can’t blacklist me
for my political beliefs. Person 2:
Yes, but you’re one of those lousy
pinkos, therefore I’m going to
blacklist you.

You shouldn’t vote for Bush because
Natalie Portman says he’s an inept
leader.

The new Toyota Avalon has quickly
become the fastest-selling car among
professionals with strong family
values and good taste.
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RHE 306 – Logical Fallacies Exercise
Instructor: Melanie Ulrich

This American tourist is a boorish
pig; therefore all American tourists
are boorish pigs

Humans are biologically similar to
monkeys, therefore humans should
eat nothing but bananas.

Person 1: Are pandas really bears?
Person 2: They have big black spots
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