AP Exam--Part III. Logical Fallacies

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What’s the problem? All my friends have a curfew of midnight!
bandwagon appeal
  1. Animal experimentation reduces our respect for life. If we don’t respect life, we are likely to be more and more tolerant of violent acts like war and murder. Soon our society will become a battlefield in which everyone constantly fears for their lives. It will be the end of civilization.
slippery slope
  1. Her economic plan is impressive, but remember: this is a woman who spent six weeks in the Betty Ford Center getting treatment for alcoholism.
ad hominem
  1. Since Mayor Perry has been in office, our city has had a balanced budget; if he were governor, the state budget would finally be balanced.
circular reasoning
Either we abolish cars or the environment is doomed
either or fallacy
“President Jones raised taxes, and then the rate of violent crime went up. Jones is responsible for the rise in crime.”
post hoc ergo propter hoc
He was last year’s MVP, and he drives a Volvo. That must be a great car.
False appeal to authority
  1. A national study of grades 6–8 showed that test scores went down last year and absenteeism was high; this generation is going to the dogs.
hasty generalizationPost hoc ergo propter hoc
I have worked hard to help eliminate criminal activity. What we need is economic growth that can only come from the hands of leadership.
red herring
So smooth. Before you know it, it’ll be talking its way into your grocery cart. –Starbucks
glittering generalities