Fallacy face-off

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The game of quick, critical
thinking where logic rules
and fallacy flounders!

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CCaann YYoouu NNaammee tthhiiss FFaallllaaccyy??
I wore my purple sweater and my team won against all the
odds. I am going to wear that sweater to every game!
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It is ridiculous to have spent thousands of dollars to
rescue those two whales trapped in the Arctic ice. Why
look at all the people who are in jobs they don’t like!
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Polly, I love you. You are the whole world to me, and the
moon and the stars, and the constellations of outer space.
Please, my darling, say that you will marry me, for if you
will not, my life will be meaningless. I will languish. I will
refuse food. I will wander the face of the Earth, lost and
alone.
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I didn’t get a “A” on the philosophy exam; neither did
anyone else in my group. Nobody got an “A” on the
exam!
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Plagiarism is deceitful because it is dishonest.
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Sure, philosophy helps you argue better, but do we really
need to encourage people to argue? There’s enough
hostility in the world.
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Water fluoridation affects the brain. Citywide, student’s
test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation
began.
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WWhhaatt’’ss IIllllooggiiccaall HHeerree??
Where’s the Beef?

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I don’t see how you can say you’re an ethical person. It’s
so hard to get you to do anything; your work ethic is so
bad!
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America: Love it or leave it!
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I know three redheads who have terrible tempers, and
since Annabel has red hair, I’ll bet she has a terrible
temper too.
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Of course smoking causes cancer. The smoke from
cigarettes is a carcinogen.
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Prosecutor to the defendant: “So how did it feel to kill
your wife?”
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She hasn’t said that she doesn’t like you, right? So, she’s
probably interested. Call her up!
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Since good nutrition is essential to the health of its
citizens, the government should punish people who hurt
others.
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If taxes are lowered, then I will have more money to
spend. I have more money to spend. Taxes must have
been lowered.
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I’m from Michigan

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You support capital punishment just because you want an
“eye for an eye,” but I have several good reasons to
believe that capital punishment is fundamentally wrong…
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The meteorologist predicted the wrong amount of rain
for May. Obviously the meteorologist is unreliable.
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If Gertrude drinks that poisoned wine, then she will die.
Gertrude did not drink that wine, thank goodness!
Therefore she won’t die.
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Student: Will you please allow more time for class
discussion?
Professor: I don’t want to devote the entire class to chit-chat.
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Before turning the floor over to my worthy opponent, I
ask you to remember that those who oppose my plans do
not have the best wishes of the University at heart.
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Since there is nothing good on T.V. tonight, I will just have
to get drunk.
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Happiness is the highest good for a human being, since all
other values are inferior to it.
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A politician is someone who tells you what you want to
hear and then does whatever he or she wants to do.
That’s why politicians can’t be trusted.
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Where did you hide the marijuana you were smoking?
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Sure, he’s done some terrible things, but look at where he
grew up. This kid’s had a hard life, and I think we ought to
cut him some slack!
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Governor Jones was elected two years ago. Since that
time constant examples of corruption and subversion have
been unearthed. It is time to get rid of the man
responsible for this kind of corrupt government.
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Sarah Palin is Scary

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Are we going to vote a pay increase for our teachers, or
are we going to allow our schools to deteriorate into
substandard custodial institutions?
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Daughter: “I’m so hurt that Todd broke up with me.”
Mom: “Just think of all of the starving people out there,
and your problems will seem pretty insignificant then.”
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People who are pro-choice just don’t think that a fetus is a
real life; I can easily prove them wrong.
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