AICE Thinking Skills Name ___________________________________________________________ Per.

___________ Date ____________

What’s the Logical Fallacy?

Directions: Cut and paste the flaw with the corresponding statement. THEN, explain why that statement represents that flaw.

Generalization Causal Flaw False Dichotomy Personal Attack (Ad Strawman Equivocation OR
(Rash or Sweeping) Hominem) Conflation

“President Jones “After Sally “Giving money to "Come on, you like “After Will said “Either you use Axe
raised taxes, and presents an beef, potatoes, and deodorant, or you will
charity is the right that we should
then the rate of green beans, so you stink to high heaven.
eloquent and thing to do. So You don't want to
violent crime went will like this beef, put more money
up. Jones is compelling case for charities have a stink, so you’d better
potato, and green
responsible for the a more equitable into health and buy Axe.”
right to our bean casserole."
rise in crime.” taxation system, education,
money.”
Sam asks the
Warren
audience whether
we should believe responded by
anything from a saying that he
woman who was was surprised
once arrested and
that Will hates
smells a bit weird.”
our country so
much that he
wants to leave it
defenseless by
 cutting military
spending.”

For each fallacy above, explain why that statement represents that flaw:

Generalization (Rash or Sweeping):

Causal Flaw:

False Dichotomy:

Personal Attack (Ad Hominem):

Strawman:

Equivocation OR Conflation: