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This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? "Either you love me, or you hate me."
False dilemma (a.k.a. the either/or fallacy)
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “No one has ever been able to prove definitively that extra-terrestrials exist, so they must not be real.”
Appeal to ignorance
The following slurs are examples of? "Angry Creamsicle," “Fascist Carnival Barker," “Tangerine Tornado,” "Orange Troll Doll," “Killary Clinton,” and, “Wicked Witch of the West Wing.”
Ad Hominem
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “If we legalize marijuana, more people will start using crack and heroin. Then we'd have to legalize those too.”
Slippery Slope
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “The Senator needn’t account for irregularities in his expenses. After all, there are other senators who have done far worse things.”
Red Herring
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “Stripping privacy rights only matters to those with something to hide. You must have something to hide if you oppose privacy protection.”
Begging the Question (Circular Logic)
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “You say Israel should stop building settlements on the West Bank in violation of treaty. So you're saying Israel doesn't have the right to be a nation? ”
Strawman
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? "I just got cut off by the woman driver!. Women drivers are the worst!"
Hasty Generalization
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “Over 400 prominent scientists and engineers dispute global warming.”
Appeal to False Authority
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “Drink Gatorade because that’s what all the professional athletes do to stay hydrated.”
Bandwagon
This ad description is an example of what type of fallacy? A politician who argues that the other party is going to cut spending and that will have a negative impact on grandmothers living on social security.
Overly Sentimental Appeal
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? "The private school down the street has better teachers and children get a better education because 100% of their seniors get into a college."
Faulty Analogy
This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “Business is business, and a cup of tea is a cup of tea.”
Non Sequitur
Bonus 1: This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “Since the election of the President more people than ever are unemployed. Therefore the President has damaged the economy.”
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (sometimes abbreviated to Post Hoc), can also be called Faulty Causality.
Bonus 2: This quote is an example of what type of fallacy? “But, Dad, I know you smoked when you were my age, so how can you tell me not to do it?”
Tu Quoque (you too)
