Abby Sanchez's Logical Fallacies Challenge

1234567891011121314151617181920
Across
  1. 3. Ben: “You’ve got to start brushing your teeth or you’ll get cavities.” Sarah: “That may be true for most people, but I have good dental genes, so that doesn’t apply to me.”
  2. 7. Presenting negative information to the audience ahead of time to discredit the opposing argument.
  3. 8. It started raining earlier, and now I feel sleepy. The rain made me tired.
  4. 12. Assuming that if two things are alike in one way or another, then they are necessarily similar in other aspects as well.
  5. 15. When someone exaggerates and distorts the opposing person’s argument, and then attacks the distorted argument as if it had been their original argument in the first place.
  6. 18. Jonathan believes the grass is black. Max thinks the grass is white. From these statements, I conclude that the grass is gray.
  7. 20. Making a rushed assumption without considering all of the variables or gathering enough evidence.
Down
  1. 1. When all members of a specific group are assumed to be like the ones who receive the most attention or media coverage.
  2. 2. If you go off your diet by eating a piece of candy, one piece will turn into five pieces, and five pieces will turn into eating the whole bag.
  3. 4. The mistaken belief that something is more or less likely to happen based on the results from previous events.
  4. 5. “You’re not listening to me because you’re afraid of hearing the truth.”
  5. 6. “Yes, I failed my math test, but remember when my sister dropped out of college?”
  6. 9. We’ve used gas fueled cars for decades, so gas cars are better than electrical cars.
  7. 10. Chris’s friends kick puppies. Since Chris hangs out with people who kick puppies, you believe he kicks puppies as well, even though he doesn’t partake in these actions.
  8. 11. When an argument supports a position by appealing to the majority or the general public.
  9. 13. This occurs when you attack the person instead of their argument.
  10. 14. Are you married or are you going to die alone?
  11. 16. Claiming someone is being hypocritical or inconsistent in order to avoid taking their position seriously.
  12. 17. “Have you stopped smoking, yet?”
  13. 19. Everyone uses mascara, you should too!