Logical Fallacies

Thompson’s proposal for the wetlands may safely be rejected because last year she was arrested for hunting without a license.

Animal experimentation reduces our respect for life. If we don’t respect life, we are likely to be more and more tolerant of violent acts like war and murder. Soon our society will become a battlefield in which everyone constantly fears for their lives. It will be the end of civilization. To prevent this terrible consequence, we should make animal experimentation illegal right now

Person 1: Our restaurant’s policy is that nobody under eighteen is admitted after 8 p.m.

Person 2: Why are you against families eating dinner together?

I don't think it's a good idea to lower the drinking age. Next thing we know kids will get to drive at age ten, and vote at fifteen. Let kids be kids and adults be adults.

Mr. Sims: “You’re not allowed to bring a live horse to school, even if it is Homecoming Week.”

Student: “So you think I’m not responsible enough to care for a living thing?”

Today, women want the vote. Tomorrow, they'll want to be doctors and lawyers, and then combat soldiers. Give them that, and before long, they'll insist on taking the initiative in sex. If you want to protect the very meaning of masculinity, you must deny them suffrage.

Stanley cups

Person 1: I promise to balance the budget in my first year as governor!

Person 2: She promises to balance the budget, but she couldn’t be smart enough because she never ran a business.

Person 1: "More tax money should be used to build homeless shelters." 

Person 2: "So you’re wanting to expose our children to more crime, like theft?"

Person 2: Nonsense. You only say that because you just can’t get a good job!

Being a Chiefs fan right now