EXAMPLE: The Superstition Mountains are the most beautiful mountains in Arizona.DEFINITION: This occurs when the writer may be proven false or may be merely stating an opinion.Slavery was only one of several reasons the Civil War was fought. EXPLANATION: The above statement is too simplistic.EXAMPLE: The cause of the Civil War was slavery.In reality, the problem or issue may have been created by a number of causes. DEFINITION: This occurs when a single cause is assumed to have created a problem or an issue.EXPLANATION: This statement attributes a false cause (new family next door) to the effect (the burglary).ĥth Type of Faulty Logic: Over-Simplification.EXAMPLE: Our house was burglarized right after that new family moved in next door.DEFINITION: This occurs when two events happen at the same time, and an assumption is made that one event causes the other.EXPLANATION: Cutting public school funding contradictsthe mayor’s first statement that improving education will be his top priority.Ĥth Type of Faulty Logic: False Causality.So my first act of office will be to cut funding for our public schools. EXAMPLE: As Mayor, my top priority will be improving education.DEFINITION: The writer states a position that contradicts an earlier stated premise.EXPLANATION: It is an imperfect judgment (or faulty logic!) to assume that you will love all Brad Pitt movies just because you loved one!ģrd Type of Faulty Logic: Self-Contradiction.I am going to rent all of his movies, and I am sure I’ll like all of them.”