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The fallacies that overreach: hasty generalization, false dilemma, slippery slope, post hoc, circular reasoning.
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“Three comments under the article complain about the bus route, so the whole city is furious.” The fallacy is:
“After the school changed the bell tone, tardies rose, so the tone made students late.” The fallacy is:
“If we allow one deadline extension, soon no due dates will mean anything, and the course will collapse.” The fallacy is:
“Either the committee adopts my proposal unchanged, or it does not care about students.” The fallacy is:
“This policy is reasonable because any sensible school would adopt it.” The fallacy is:
“A reviewer loved the first chapter, so this novel is obviously a masterpiece.” The fallacy is:
“The team started winning after wearing blue socks, so the socks caused the streak.” The fallacy is:
“If the library buys one popular novel, it will stop buying serious books and become a mall kiosk.” The fallacy is:
“You either support the new lunch schedule or want athletes to miss practice.” The fallacy is:
“The editorial is trustworthy because it comes from a source that can be trusted.” The fallacy is:
“Park visits fell after new parking meters were installed, so the meters drove visitors away.” For the inference to hold, it would also have to be true that:
“Eight students in one AP section disliked the prompt; therefore, seniors disliked the prompt.” The needed assumption is that:
“If one lab drops its sign-in sheet, all labs will lose equipment within weeks.” The reasoning depends on assuming that:
“Either ban phones in hallways or accept that learning is impossible.” For this either/or to be valid, it would have to be true that:
“Attendance proves the speaker was compelling because compelling speakers draw attendance.” To support the claim soundly, the writer needs:
“The newsletter’s new logo appeared in March, and donations rose in April, so the logo caused the increase.” The argument would need to rule out:
Which evidence best supports the claim “Most parents in the district favor the later start time”?
Which sample could support the claim “Students find the cafeteria meals underseasoned”?
Which sample best supports “Graduates say the seminar improved their college writing”?
Which evidence best avoids both hasty generalization and post hoc reasoning for “The tutoring center raised pass rates”?
Which sample could carry the claim “Voters under 25 in the town oppose the curfew”?
Which sentence poses a genuine either/or rather than a false dilemma?
Which either/or is genuine rather than fallacious?
Which sentence uses a real binary choice rather than a false dilemma?
Which sentence is a genuine either/or?
In “If the theater sells snacks during one film, it will inevitably turn every screening into a food court,” which word signals slippery-slope overreach?
In “Only two online reviewers mention slow shipping, so customers hate our shipping,” which phrase overgeneralizes?
In “Scores rose after the new poster went up, so the poster improved study habits,” which link does the fallacious work?
In “Our plan is the best because no better plan exists,” which phrase makes the reasoning circular?
In “Either approve the fundraiser today or abandon the art trip,” which wording creates the false dilemma?
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