Blog Prompt 3: ((This particular blog will not be 300 words or follow the general checklist)

Give your own, original examples for the following ten fallacies, plus two additional fallacies of your own choice (for a total of 12): 1) Begging the Question 2) Ad Hominem 3) Equivocation 4) Slippery Slope 5) Straw Man 6) Tu Quoque 7) Non-sequitur 8) False Dichotomy 9) Argument from ignorance 10) Red Herring

1) Begging the Question

Everyone is entitled to like what they want, but men can’t like flowers because only women do.

2) Ad Hominem

Joanna says anyone can be become a fashion stylist, but have you seen her wardrobe?

3) Equivocation

My husband tells me I should work hard for what I want. I work hard by not doing my homework so I can enjoy movies on Netflix. Therefore, my husband should be proud of me.

4) Slippery Slope

Honey, you know the consequences of not doing your homework. If you don’t do your homework you’re going to get bad grades. And if you get bad grades you won’t graduate. If you don’t graduate you won’t be able to get a job. And if you don’t get a job you will just have to stay with me forever. Then, when I am no longer here one day you won’t have a roof over your head. So, start doing your homework!

5) Straw Man

Mary: Lions may be labeled as kings of the jungle, however, logically speaking, if a lion and a tiger were in a fight it is most likely the tiger would win by far.

Leonard: That’s is the most absurd thing I’ve heard. So, you’re saying that lions are weak and tigers are the greatest animals on the earth?

6) Tu Quoque

You’re always nagging me about looking after my health but would you look at yourself. You eat McDonald’s any chance you get, like 10 times a week. You telling me to look after my health is a little ironic, don’t you think?

7) Non-sequitur

Swimming in the ocean can be risky, as you could be eaten by a shark. But, so is driving without working headlights with the chances of being hit by a car. If you’re willing to be hit by a car then you should be should be willing to be eaten by a shark.

8) False Dichotomy

Do you go to the gym twice a week, twice a month, or twice a year?

9) Argument from Ignorance

No one’s ever told me I’m a bad cook, so I must be a good cook.

10) Red Herring

How do you feel about our new boss Karen? Her attitude is really something. It’s always either her way or the highway. She might lose employees this way. What do you think she is like at home? Do you think she is sings in the shower, and eats cookies in her bedroom? I’m going to ask her the next time I see her, and maybe I can figure out why she has such an attitude.

*11) Small Sample

Both times that I tried to go vegetarian the past year I passed out three days in. I must only be made for a carnivore diet.

*12) Stereotyping

My friend told me that Asian people are really good at math. Liliana is Asian so I’m gonna ask her to tutor me in calculus. I bet she aced that course.

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