Logical fallacies Deceptive or Clueless? With Special Help From Flickr.com
Logical fallaciesDeceptive or Clueless?
With Special Help From Flickr.com
Strawman Fallacy
Attack the weakest argument (even if it isn’t representative)
Post Hoc
Just because A happened and then B happened...
...doesn’t mean A caused B to
happen.
When students started wearing uniforms, WASL scores went up;
therefore, uniforms
improve WASL scores.
Slippery Slope
One thing will cause another
which will cause
another and so on
Anecdotal Fallacy
Anecdotal Fallacy
Anecdotal Fallacy
Don’t Buy that
Volvo!
Either /Or Fallacy
You’re Either with us...
...Or You’re with the
terrorists
Ad Hominem
Attack the opponent
not the Argument
Is it deceptive?
Is it Effective?
Is it right?