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Additional Practice: Recognizing Fallacies
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Directions: Read each statement. Then identify the type of fallacy it contains. (Your instructor may assign this as an in-class computer lab activity or as an in-class, open-book test. In either case, your instructor may direct you to work alone or together with another student at one computer.)



1Either join the Buff Health Club or continue to be out of shape."
A)false analogy
B)ad hominem
C)either-or
D)bandwagon


2"Unless you use Big Bucks Investment Firm, you risk your financial future."
A)appeal to vanity
B)bandwagon
C)either-or
D)ad hominem


3Becoming a member of the Wildlife Foundation is the best way to show you care about the environment."
A)false cause
B)hasty generalization
C)appeal to tradition
D)either-or


4"Million dollar lottery winner Betty Esquivel says, ‘Play the lottery! You can become a winner just like me!'"
A)false analogy
B)slippery slope
C)ad hominem
D)false cause


5"Congressman Doe was once arrested for speeding. Do we really want to elect a lawbreaker for another term?"
A)false cause
B)either-or
C)bandwagon
D)red herring


6"The governor vetoed the bill expanding the free lunch program. Obviously, he doesn't care if children go hungry. He should be voted out of office."
A)bandwagon
B)circular reasoning
C)ad hominem
D)false analogy


7"The only people who protest the war are people who don't care about our soldiers."
A)circular reasoning
B)begging the question
C)red herring
D)slippery slope


8Lilly Yang is the best singer because there is no one who sings better.
A)circular reasoning
B)begging the question
C)red herring
D)slippery slope


9"L'Oreal…because you're worth it."
A)appeal to fear
B)appeal to anger
C)appeal to compassion
D)appeal to vanity


10"Gourmet cooks insist on Squish-O premium olive oil."
A)appeal to guilt
B)appeal to vanity
C)appeal to fear
D)appeal to compassion


11"Do you wonder what others are thinking when they see your crooked teeth? Are you afraid to smile? New O-So-Straight invisible braces can end your embarrassment and give you back your smile again."
A)appeal to guilt
B)appeal to vanity
C)appeal to fear
D)appeal to compassion


12"You deserve a break today, so treat yourself to a Smuckey's hot fudge sundae."
A)appeal to guilt
B)appeal to vanity
C)appeal to fear
D)appeal to compassion





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