Questions about the Logical Fallacies poster

What’s on the Logical Fallacies poster?

A 8-row table: Fallacy · What it does. A fallacy is an argument that fails logically even when it feels persuasive. Ad hominem — attacks the person, not the argument; Straw man — attacks a weakened version of the claim; False dilemma — presents two options when more exist; Slippery slope — assumes one step leads inevitably to disaster; Appeal to authority — cites someone unqualified on this topic; Bandwagon — claims it is true because it is popular; Circular reasoning — assumes what it is trying to prove; Hasty generalisation — draws a broad rule from too few cases. A fallacious argument can still reach a true conclusion. Bad reasoning does not make a claim false.

Who is the Logical Fallacies poster for?

Logical Fallacies is filed under 10th Grade (ages 15–16), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.

When should you use the Logical Fallacies poster?

Name the fallacy when you spot one. Naming makes it much harder to be persuaded by it. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Logical Fallacies belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with Logical Fallacies?

Rhetorical Analysis, The Rhetorical Analysis Paragraph and SAT Word Roots sit alongside Logical Fallacies in the 10th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Rhetorical AnalysisThe Rhetorical Analysis ParagraphSAT Word Roots

Is the Logical Fallacies poster free to download and print?

Yes. Logical Fallacies downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 10th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the Logical Fallacies poster print at?

Logical Fallacies is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Logical Fallacies loses nothing.Printing guide