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Philosophy
Logical Fallacies Examples
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Person 1: I will balance the budget in my first year as governor! Person 2: Well, you’ve never run a business before, how could you possibly be smart enough to balance the budget? | Ad Hominem |
| Person 1: God's existence is necessary based on the concept of the perfect being. Person 2 (ad hominem): No you’re wrong, you’re just a Bible bashing Christian who cannot fit in the modern world. | Ad Hominem |
| “You can't prove your innocence, for that I can't trust you.” | Appeal to Ignorance |
| “Because of your lack of evidence to support the new theory, therefore we can't push through in that way.” | Appeal to Ignorance |
| “Sorry but, even with your opinions that you said to me, I still think it's not enough to believe in you.” | Appeal to Ignorance |
| “You need to pass me in this course, since I'll lose my scholarship if you don't.” | Appeal to Pity |
| “Officer, there’s no reason to give me a speeding ticket. I was just on my way to the hospital to see my wife who is in critical condition.” | Appeal to Pity |
| Student: “I’ll just pass this tomorrow since the majority of my classmates haven’t done this as well” | Appeal to Popularity |
| Kid: “I’ll record myself eating a tide pod because of the trending ride pod challenge that everyone has been doing” | Appeal to Popularity |
| Parents: “It’s bedtime. Give me any sass about it, and you’ll get a spanking” | Appeal to Force |
| Bully: “Give me your lunch money or you’ll receive a punch” | Appeal to Force |
| Person A is true because Person B is true, and Person B is true because Person A is true | Begging the Question |
| Murder is morally wrong. Therefore, abortion is morally wrong. | Begging the Question |
| Where did you get the poison you used on him? | Complex Question or Loaded Question |
| Have you stopped mistreating your pet? | Complex Question or Loaded Question |
| Each part of this chair is cheap, so the whole chair for sale must be cheap. | Composition |
| If one runner in a race runs faster, he or she can win. Therefore, if every runner in the race runs faster, they can all win. | Composition |
| If you are a ski instructor, then you have a job; You are not a ski instructor, therefore you have no job. | Denying the Antecedent |
| If I am the president of the Philippines, then I can veto Congress; I am not president, therefore I cannot veto Congress. | Denying the Antecedent |
| Luxembourg is the richest country in the world. Therefore, everyone in Luxembourg is rich. | Division |
| The 5th grade students of IPSA buy the most Jolly Hotdogs at recess. Your sister is a 5th grader, so she must like to eat a lot of Jolly Hotdogs. | Division |
| Men in Korea are paid 31.5% more than women. Therefore, my dad must make more money than my mom. | Division |
| Performance tasks and quizzes are truly headaches. Panadol can deal with making headaches disappear. Thus, Panadol can make performance tasks and quizzes disappear. | Equivocation |
| Lea Salonga is a real star. The sun is also a star. Therefore, Lea Salonga and the sun have many things in common. | Equivocation |
| You are for us, or you are against us. Choose. | False Dilemma |
| Either you choose to vote for me or live through six more years of unreasonably high taxes. | False Dilemma |
| Drink water every day and be healthy, or continue to drink soft drinks and be unhealthy. | False Dilemma |
| Do you want to subscribe to our newsletter or always be late and outdated. | False Dilemma |
| The last time they spun the wheel, it landed on 12. So, it won't land on 12 this time. | Gambler's Fallacy |
| That family has had three girl babies in a row. The next one is bound to be a boy. | Gambler's Fallacy |
| That team has won the coin toss for the last three games. So, they are definitely going to lose the coin toss tonight. | Gambler's Fallacy |
| Dismissing an argument as invalid solely because the person behind it comes from a not-so-prestigious school. | Genetic Fallacy |
| My parents told me that God exists; therefore, God exists. | Genetic Fallacy |
| My sixth grade teacher, Mr. Harris said that all women are bad drivers, so it must be true. | Genetic Fallacy |
| I wish on a star, My wish comes true. My wish came true because I wished on a star. | Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc |
| The rooster crows, the sun rises. The rooster's crowing causes the sun to rise. | Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc |
| A black cat passes by and a bad thing happens. | Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc |
| A married couple is arguing. The woman says “You never do the dishes!” The man says “What about you! You never take out the trash!” | Red Herring |
| The manager says to his team, “We will be moving our business to Mexico. Some jobs will be lost, but Mexico has incredible weather and beautiful beaches.” | Red Herring |
| Friends are planning for dinner and one friend says “We could definitely go to the pizza place for dinner. But have you heard about the new sushi restaurant just across the street? It’s supposed to be amazing!” | Red Herring |
| Biological explanations for race differences are invalid because you’re a racist. | Ad Hominem |
| Your opinion on men is rejected because you are a woman. | Ad Hominem |
| No one can actually prove that God exists; therefore God does not exist. | Appeal to Ignorance |
| Don’t move to Seattle because it rains all the time. | Appeal to Ignorance |
| You should not find the defendant guilty of murder, since it would break his poor mother's heart to see him sent to jail. | Appeal to Pity |
| You need to pass me on this course since I'll lose my scholarship if you don’t. | Appeal to Pity |
| iPhone 13 Pro Max is a new trend today, let’s buy one for ourselves. | Appeal to Popularity |
| Everyone lies all the time, therefore, it’s not a bad thing to do so | Appeal to Popularity |
| You should believe God exists because, if you don't, when you die you will be judged and God will send you to Hell for all of eternity. You don't want to be tortured in Hell, do you? If not, it is a safer bet to believe in God than to not believe. | Appeal to Force |
| If you don't support this new spending bill to develop better airplanes, our enemies will think we are weak and, at some point, will attack us - killing millions. Do you want to be responsible for the deaths of millions, Senator? | Appeal to Force |
| The Beatles are the greatest band of all time because they’ve sold more records than any other band. | Begging the Question |
| Love is the most important emotion since all the other emotions are inferior to it. | Begging the Question |
| Have you stopped using google during quizzes? | Complex Question or Loaded Question |
| Where did you lose my notebook? | Complex Question or Loaded Question |
| If you give a man a gun, he may kill someone. If he has no gun, then he will not kill anyone. | Denying the Antecedent |
| If you work hard, you will get a good job. If you do not work hard you will not get a good job. | Denying the Antecedent |
| Healthy brains think. Healthy brains consist of nothing but brain cells. If healthy brains think, then the individual brain cells can think too. | Division |
| Christianity has done many evil things in its history. Therefore, all Christians are evil and nasty. | Division |
| Noisy children are a real headache. Two aspirin will make my headache go away. Therefore two aspirin will make noisy children go away. | Equivocation |
| A warm beer is better than a cold beer. After all, nothing is better than a cold beer, and a warm beer is better than nothing. | Equivocation |
| If we don’t order pizza for dinner, we’ll have to eat the week-old spaghetti in the fridge. | False Dilemma |
| Like this post or you hate Asians. | False Dilemma |
| His horse has lost 4 games in a row. So, it’s definitely gonna win tonight's race. | Gambler's Fallacy |
| Maureen has applied to three colleges and she wasn’t accepted in any of them. I think she will finally get an offer today. | Gambler's Fallacy |
| My father told me that the color pink is only for girls. I’m a boy, so I shouldn’t wear pink. | Genetic Fallacy |
| We shouldn’t mingle with Asians because they made COVID-19. | Genetic Fallacy |
| Every time that dog barks, people come and visit the house. The dog must have caused the visit. | Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc |
| I sang loudly then it rained. My voice must have caused the rain to fall. | Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc |
| Finally recess time!! But have you completed activity 2.2? Do that activity later, come with me to the canteen. I’ll buy you ice cream. | Red Herring |
| I know you didn't want to go to the party, but I will buy gifts for you. | Red Herring |
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