Shaira Joy Z.

Siacor January 7, 2021

BA English Language 3 GE 8 Logic (MW 9:00 – 10:30 AM)

Give 2 examples or scenarios to each fallacy.

1. Ad Hominem
 “You should look at yourself before giving an opinion!”
 “Who gives you the permission to decide for what’s good for me when you were
convicted for 10 years?”
2. Strawman Argument
 Rape cases became higher amidst quarantine and a horrendous fact about it is
that it’s happening in the victim’s own homes.
“How can you say that it was rape? What if they did it willingly? Or played a part
in provoking the perpetrator?”
 Women are continuously being harassed in social media and are calling to push
the movement which is “teaching men not to sexually objectify them instead of
teaching women to dress in more covered clothing.”
“Why are women pushing for respect in the first place when they dress so little?
Do they not like it when they are being adored? Are they really not doing it for
men anyway?”
3. Appeal to Ignorance
 “Chinese zodiac says that the lucky color for this year is yellow so I guess it’s
better if we wear it in New Year’s Eve.”
 “Ghosts exist because it has not been proven otherwise.”
4. False Dilemma
 “Because you are “pro-choice” for women, you must be “pro-abortion.””
 “You support the annihilation of drugs in the country, so you must be pro-
Duterte.”
5. Slippery Slope Fallacy
 “The people has been continuously rallying and opposing the government before
this pandemic. You see, COVID-19 was very sudden, like a panicked action from
the government to control its people. The government wishes to keep and
strengthen its authority against forming bodies of opposition. It wishes to oppress
the public.”
 “If we accept or normalize abortion, women will tend to be more negligent and
there will be no sense of consequence or responsibility in the young people’s
actions. God will also be enraged from our choices. We will all be doomed in
hell.”
6. Circular Argument
 “Killing people is bad because it’s part of the ten commandments which is written
in the Bible.”
“Why is it considered bad by the Bible?”
“Because to kill people is a sin and that makes it bad.”
 “I always say the truth.”
 “Why?”
“Because I’m always right.”
7. Hasty Generalization
 “I’ve seen her hangout with boys a lot and she recently just dropped out of
school. She must have gotten pregnant.”
 “She recently got into make up and started to dress sexy too. She must have
gotten a boyfriend.”
8. Red Herring
 “Why would you just see me now after ignoring all my calls yesterday?”
“It’s our anniversary. Let me buy you something instead.”
 Influencer: “I have been loving this product a lot and it has made my skin fairer
and spotless since I have been feeling textured these past few weeks.”
A social media user: “Who cares? We’re in a middle of a pandemic.”
9. Tu Quoque
 “You should start sleeping early because it’s bad for your own health.”
“Then you should stop tweeting at 2 AM too.”
 “Stop jumping from one boy to another. I can’t believe you, Jane.”
“You’ve done this a lot my age, Mom. Why can’t I?”
10. Causal Fallacy
 “Drinking 2 liters of water clears up your skin.”
 “Every time I wear this dress, I usually hit the jackpot.”
11. Fallacy of Sunk Cost
 “The previous games yesterday were all a loss but I feel like today’s my lucky
day.”
 “I’ve never liked this sunscreen but I paid like $50 for this so there’s no way that
I’m throwing it away.”
12. Appeal to Authority
 “Pamella Allego is our current Mayor. We always wait for her announcements.
When she says that there will be no class, there must be no class, for sure.”
 Finding the right eye serum for you:
“I have been following Lei Ventenilla a lot on Instagram and she says that this
has reduced her eyebags big time so this must be it!”
13. Equivocation
 “Truths are hard to swallow.
Chips are hard to swallow without finely munching them
Therefore, chips are truth.”
 “Traffic is hell for commuters.
Hell is where you get burned for your sins according to the Bible.
Therefore, commuters are burned in traffic.”
14. Appeal to Pity
 “Please help me get this paper done. I am stressed out because my dog died
and I’m having financial difficulties lately. Life has been especially hard these
days.”
  Please forgive me for speeding, officer. I work two jobs. A mother of three kids
and I have no husband to support me. I’d never do this again.”

15. Bandwagon Fallacy

 “Kathryn Bernardo promotes Happy Skin Cosmetics and everybody’s loving it.
Why don’t you use it?”
 “What’s with the old iPhone 6S? It’s 2020 and the iPhone 12 has just landed the
market and everyone’s here for it.”