Identify each fallacy and explain what the problem is.  The choices are:

 

Faulty cause	Appeal to tradition
Hasty generalization	Faulty analogy
Ad hominem	Appeal to authority
Straw man	False dilemma (either/or)
Slippery slope	Circular reasoning

 

 

1. I saw three people on the subway without masks.  This means nobody in New York wears a mask.

 

2. My neighbor recommends doing yoga to improve my mental health, but he's just a weird artist from California.

 

3. Debater A: The Constitution does not provide enough protection for the rights of minorities.

 

Debater B: I don't understand why you want to get rid of the rule of law!

 

 

4. We cannot allow a woman to be president of this club because we have never had female presidents in the past.

 

5. If we let Billy go to bed without finishing his math homework, he will get used to not finishing anything, and he will end up dropping out of school and will never get a job.

 

6. Last night I watched an entire season of Desperate Housewives, and today I passed my chemistry test.  Clearly, watching that show helped me pass the test.

 

7. A Tesla must be the most reliable automobile because that's the car my rich uncle drives.

 

8. You can be sure that I'm telling the truth because I never tell a lie.

 

9. Everybody in this country is either a reactionary conservative or a radical liberal socialist.

 

10. Lying on the beach all day is just like going to the gym because both activities make you sweat.