Test your knowledge of the fallacies of denying the antecedent and affirming the consequent.

Test your knowledge of the fallacy of begging the question.

Test your knowledge of the distinction between the fallacy of division and the fallacy of composition.

This chapter focuses on writing an argument including what is an argument, types of arguments, elements of arguments, layouts, claims, counterarguments, evidence, validity, types of fallacies, and more. W.9-10.1 Arguments, W.11-12. 1...

This site from the St. Cloud State University provides many links in this index with general writing help. Under "Development" you'll find "Sensory Details." Under "Logical Fallicies" you'll find a link by the same name. Look under...

This introduction defines logical fallacies and lists reasons to avoid them. Click next at the bottom of each page for more information about fallacies.

Discusses the error in logic behind the Black-or-White Fallacy (Either/Or Fallacy). Although a great deal of information about the fallacy is given, it is written at a fairly high reading level. Older students would definitely get more...

Clear explanation of the flaw in logic known as Bandwagon Fallacy (also known as Appeal to Popularity, Bandwagon Appeal, Argument by Consensus, Argumentum ad Populum, or Authority of the Many). Along with a definition, example, and...

Provides alternate names for the concept, a definition, examples, and explanation of the examples. The author is a former college professor, so the information can be trusted.

In this self-guided unit, you will read Romantic and Transcendental literature and you will practice the art of persuasion using rhetorical devices, appeals, and refutation while avoiding logical fallacies. By the end of the unit, you...

Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...

The free section of this site provides the meanings and origins of thousands of quotations, euphemisms, popular fallacies and misheard song lyrics. A British site, some of the expressions are not familiar to most Americans.

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson forces students to consider the fallacy of computing probabilities AFTER a series of events have occurred. Known as Texas sharpshooting, student will find that finding the...

A short Wikipedia article explaining the logical fallacy called "the bandwagon fallacy," also known as "appeal to the people," "authority of the many," "argument by consensus," "appeal to the gallery," "appeal to popularity" or...

Good explanation of the logical fallacy known as the loaded question (also known as complex question, many questions, or plurium interrogationum). An example, explanation of the example, and links to additional resources are all provided...

This tutorial focuses on critical reading using a downloadable PowerPoint presentation, "Critical Reading 101," which includes separating fact from opinion, 6 propaganda techniques, and 6 common fallacies in reasoning. Also provided is...

Test your knowledge of the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy.

A comprehensive site that offers student information on: Name Calling, Glittering Generalities, False Connections, Bad Logic or Propaganda, Wartime Propaganda and more! Site also offers the Propaganda Gallery - short video clips that can...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will read informational texts and identify varying perspectives in different arguments on the same topic. You will also analyze the reasoning and the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on the traits of an effective listener and the identification of popular logical fallacies and propaganda techniques. In addition, there is an Activote at the end to check student...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will read informational texts and identify varying perspectives in different arguments on the same topic. You will also analyze the reasoning and the...

An explanation of the logical fallacy called False Dilemma (also known as Manicheanism, Black-and-White Thinking, Black-or-White Fallacy, Bifurcation, Bogus Dilemma, or Either/Or fallacy). A definition, explanation, and a number of...

Test your knowledge of ad hominem fallacies.

Clearly defines the either/or logical fallacy. Four detailed examples are also provided. Some controversial topics are used as examples, but no opinion of these topics is expressed.