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“Don’t trust his argument about healthier lunches—he eats fast food every day.”

Ad Hominem

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My 9th, 10th, and 11th grade English teachers all wore glasses. Therefore, I conclude that ALL English teachers wear glasses. This is called...

a hasty generalization.

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When someone attack's a person's character instead of engaging with their argument this is called...

ad hominem attack

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I thought you were a good person, but you don't go to my church, so I guess not. This is called...

either/ or false dichotomy black and white

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When someone makes a sweeping statement without considering all of the facts it is called

a hasty generalization

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Sara and Elena are rude. They are in Key Club. Key Club is nothing but rude people.

Hasty Generalization

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She said we should assign less weekend homework, so clearly she wants students to be completely unprepared for college.

Straw Man

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banana

Go to last place!

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rocket

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rocket

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thief

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Getting people to do or think something because “everyone else is doing it” or “everything else thinks this.”

bandwagon

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All the seniors are signing up for College Comp. If you don't, you'll be left behind.

Bandwagon

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“It's hard to take your claims seriously because you spend your days playing video games.” This is...

ad hominem

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When you believe that one small step will automatically lead to a chain of events leading to a specific event, the mistake in your thinking is called...

slippery slope

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Name the fallacy: The wind is invisible because you can't see it. You can't see it because it's invisible.

circular reasoning

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monster

Reset all scores!

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gold

Win 50 points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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banana

Go to last place!

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monster

Reset all scores!

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seesaw

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gift

Win 15 points!

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banana

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We aren’t cutting teacher planning time; we’re redefining professional flexibility intervals to enhance productivity

Equivocation/ Doublespeak

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