Checkpoint 3: Foundation Level Complete!

Congratulations! You have completed the Foundation Level of the Clear Thinking curriculum. You’ve learned 12 logical fallacies:

1. Ad Hominem
2. False Dilemma
3. Bandwagon Appeal
4. Appeal to Authority
5. Hasty Generalization
6. Loaded Question
7. Appeal to Emotion
8. Red Herring
9. Straw Man
10. Slippery Slope
11. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
12. Circular Reasoning

Part 2: Create Your Own Example #

Choose one fallacy from the Foundation Level and create an original example. Explain:

• What the fallacious argument is
• Which fallacy it represents
• Why the reasoning is flawed
• What a better argument would look like