MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies A logical fallacy is

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MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies A logical fallacy is a statement that contains faulty reasoning.

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies A logical fallacy is a statement that contains faulty reasoning. Don’t give your reader a reason to doubt your information. Persuasive writing especially requires sound logic to support opinions. Continue…

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies A logical fallacy is a statement that contains faulty

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies A logical fallacy is a statement that contains faulty reasoning. Don’t give your reader a reason to doubt your information. Persuasive writing especially requires sound logic to support opinions. What is wrong with this statement? Either we make snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park illegal, or the park will be ruined. Click to see an analysis

PREVIOUS MENU Logical Fallacies A logical fallacy is a statement that contains faulty reasoning.

PREVIOUS MENU Logical Fallacies A logical fallacy is a statement that contains faulty reasoning. Don’t give your reader a reason to doubt your information. Persuasive writing especially requires sound logic to support opinions. This statement sets up only two options when in fact there are other strategies for allowing some snowmobiles without ruining the park. It is too extreme to seem reasonable. Either we make snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park illegal, or the park will be ruined. Next EXIT

MENU Logical Fallacies Common logical fallacies include the following. Click to choose the fallacy

MENU Logical Fallacies Common logical fallacies include the following. Click to choose the fallacy you want to explore. MENU • • • Overgeneralization Circular reasoning False analogy Either/or reasoning Single cause False cause EXIT

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Overgeneralization An overgeneralization is a statement so broad that it

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Overgeneralization An overgeneralization is a statement so broad that it can easily be disproved. Look for words like all, everyone, no one, always, never, none, when you revise. Continue…

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Overgeneralization An overgeneralization is a statement so broad that

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Overgeneralization An overgeneralization is a statement so broad that it can easily be disproved. Look for words like all, everyone, no one, always, never, none, when you revise. What is the overgeneralization in this sentence? The weather report is always wrong. Click to see the overgeneralization

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Overgeneralization An overgeneralization is a statement so broad that

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Overgeneralization An overgeneralization is a statement so broad that it can easily be disproved. Look for words like all, everyone, no one, always, never, none, when you revise. What is the overgeneralization in this sentence? The weather report is always wrong. Click to see a revision

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Overgeneralization An overgeneralization is a statement so broad that

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Overgeneralization An overgeneralization is a statement so broad that it can easily be disproved. Look for words like all, everyone, no one, always, never, none, when you revise. ORIGINAL The weather report is always wrong. REVISED The weather report is often wrong. Menu

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply repeating it in different words is circular reasoning. Continue…

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply repeating it in different words is circular reasoning. Where is the repeated idea in this sentence? Snow leopards are endangered because they are dying out. Click to see the repeated idea

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply repeating it in different words is circular reasoning. What is the repeated idea in this sentence? Snow leopards are endangered because they are dying out. Continue…

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply repeating it in different words is circular reasoning. How would you revise to avoid this circular reasoning? Snow leopards are endangered because they are dying out. Click to see a revision

PREVIOUS MENU Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply

PREVIOUS MENU Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply repeating it in different words is circular reasoning. Snow leopards are endangered because they are dying out. EXIT

PREVIOUS MENU Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply

PREVIOUS MENU Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply repeating it in different words is circular reasoning. Snow leopards are endangered because EXIT

PREVIOUS MENU Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply

PREVIOUS MENU Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply repeating it in different words is circular reasoning. Snow leopards are endangered because so many have been killed for their fur. EXIT

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Circular Reasoning An attempt to prove a statement by simply repeating it in different words is circular reasoning. This revised sentence gives specific information about why snow leopards are endangered rather than repeating that they are dying out. Snow leopards are endangered because so many have been killed for their fur. Menu

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Analogy A false analogy is a comparison between two

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Analogy A false analogy is a comparison between two things that are different in some essential way. Continue…

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Analogy A false analogy is a comparison between

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Analogy A false analogy is a comparison between two things that are different in some essential way. What is wrong with this comparison? Fishing without a license is like driving a car without a license. Click to see an analysis

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Analogy A false analogy is a comparison between

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Analogy A false analogy is a comparison between two things that are different in some essential way. This argument compares fishing to driving. The two are not comparable. Fishing without a license is merely illegal; no one will get hurt. Driving without a license implies the driver isn’t trained, which can be dangerous. Fishing without a license is like driving a car without a license. Menu

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Either/Or Reasoning An either/or fallacy is a statement suggesting that

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Either/Or Reasoning An either/or fallacy is a statement suggesting that there are only two possible ways to view a situation or only two options to choose from. Continue…

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Either/Or Reasoning An either/or fallacy is a statement suggesting

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Either/Or Reasoning An either/or fallacy is a statement suggesting that there are only two possible ways to view a situation or only two options to choose from. What other possibilities can you imagine for this example? Either I get a private coach or I’ll never make the soccer team. Click to see an analysis

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Either/Or Reasoning An either/or fallacy is a statement suggesting

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Either/Or Reasoning An either/or fallacy is a statement suggesting that there are only two possible ways to view a situation or only two options to choose from. The speaker probably has other options besides getting a private coach. Either I get a private coach or I’ll never make the soccer team. Click to see a revision

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Either/Or Reasoning An either/or fallacy is a statement suggesting

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Either/Or Reasoning An either/or fallacy is a statement suggesting that there are only two possible ways to view a situation or only two options to choose from. This revision removes the limited options and presents a more reasonable statement. ORIGINAL Either I get a private coach or I’ll never make the soccer team. REVISED If I want to make the soccer team, I need to practice more and maybe get a private coach. Menu

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Single Cause In a single cause fallacy, the writer assumes

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Single Cause In a single cause fallacy, the writer assumes that an event has just one cause when there actually multiple causes. Continue…

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Single Cause In a single cause fallacy, the writer

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Single Cause In a single cause fallacy, the writer assumes that an event has just one cause when there actually multiple causes. Can you think of other possible causes for why people are overweight? Some people are overweight because they eat too much fatty food. Click to see a revision

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Single Cause In a single cause fallacy, the writer

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies Single Cause In a single cause fallacy, the writer assumes that an event has just one cause when there actually multiple causes. ORIGINAL Some people are overweight because they eat too much fatty food. REVISED Some people are overweight because they eat too much fatty food, eat too much food in general, and don’t exercise enough. Menu

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Cause Just because one event occurred after another in

MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Cause Just because one event occurred after another in time, the first event may not have caused the second event. Don’t let that kind of false cause reasoning show up in your writing. Continue…

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Cause Just because one event occurred after another

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Cause Just because one event occurred after another in time, the first event may not have caused the second event. Don’t let that kind of false cause reasoning show up in your writing. What might be the true causes for this outcome? Jason lost the race because he didn’t get those new running shoes. Click to see an analysis

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Cause Just because one event occurred after another

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Cause Just because one event occurred after another in time, the first event may not have caused the second event. Don’t let that kind of false cause reasoning show up in your writing. While it’s true new running shoes might have helped, it’s more likely that several other factors caused him to lose the race. Jason lost the race because he didn’t get those new running shoes. Click to see a revision

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Cause Just because one event occurred after another

PREVIOUS MENU EXIT Logical Fallacies False Cause Just because one event occurred after another in time, the first event may not have caused the second event. Don’t let that kind of false cause reasoning show up in your writing. ORIGINAL Jason lost the race because he didn’t get those new running shoes. REVISED Jason lost the race because he didn’t train hard enough, didn’t eat breakfast, and didn’t get enough sleep the night before the race. Menu