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This 32-word logical fallacies word search helps high school students review common argumentative errors and propaganda techniques. Hidden words include red herring, strawman, ad hominem, circular reasoning, and appeal to fear, spanning formal logical fallacies and media manipulation tactics. Use it as a vocabulary review in an English, debate, or media-literacy class, or as a sub-plan activity during a unit on argumentation.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Vocabulary
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated April 2026

Word List

  • REDHERRING
  • SPECIALPLEADING
  • ADHOMINEM
  • GENETICFALLACY
  • TUQUOQUE
  • FAULTYAPPEALTOAUTHORITY
  • APPEALTOTHEPEOPLE
  • STRAWMAN
  • CIRCULARREASONING
  • AVOIDINGTHEQUESTION
  • MAKINGASSUMPTIONS
  • EQUIVOCATION
  • LOADEDQUESTION
  • SLIPPERYSLOPE
  • PARTTOWHOLE
  • WHOLETOPART
  • EITHEROR
  • HASTYGENERALIZATION
  • STATISTICALFALLACIES
  • WEAKANALOGY
  • POSTHOCERGOPROPTERHOC
  • PROOFBYLACKOFEVIDENCE
  • PROPAGANDA
  • APPEALTOFEAR
  • APPEALTOPITY
  • BANDWAGON
  • EXIGENCY
  • REPETITION
  • TRANSFER
  • SNOBAPPEAL
  • APPEALTOTRADITION
  • APPEALTOHITECH

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