Discuss the below:
Identify the fallacy by writing the letter of the correct answer
1 Not many people understand the difference between rhetoric and argument, but I knew it wouldn't be lost on someone as well-educated as you.
a. Appeal to ignorance
b. Appeal to emotion (pride, apple polishing)
c. Straw man
d. Ad hominem
2 Bombing the despot's airports won't bring his reign to an end, so why do it?
a. False dilemma
b. Ad hominem
c. Begging the question
d. Appeal to emotion (fear, scare tactics)
3 These days young people don't like expensive cars. You hardly ever see a teenager driving a Maserati.
a. Post hoc
b. Bandwagon fallacy
c. Weak analogy
d. Hasty generalization
4 I used to think that Mike Savage made a lot of sense. Then I found out that he lied about his background.
a. Appeal to emotion (anger)
b. Begging the question
c. Appeal to lack of proof
d. Ad hominem
5 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this witness is untrustworthy. Counsel for the defense has not produced a shred of evidence that he is trustworthy.
a. Appeal to ignorance
b. Straw man
c. Ad hominem
d. False dilemma
6 Over the long haul, Obamacare will save money for the government and the average taxpayer. Informed people all say that.
a. Appeal to authority
b. Hasty generalization
c. Appeal to popularity
d. Post hoc
7 I don't like the idea of getting a second pet. We aren't running a zoo.
a. Ad hominem
b. Misplacing the burden of proof
c. Appeal to emotion (pity)
d. False dilemma
8 I did great on the final, and I used a blue pen this time. So I'll keep using my new lucky pen.
a. Post hoc
b. Appeal to common practice
c. Weak analogy
d. Appeal to authority
9 Fran plays the flute so beautifully. She could probably learn the guitar in no time.
a. Weak analogy
b. Hasty generalization
c. Appeal to authority
d. Slippery slope
Fill in the blank:
When you say that the fact that someone says or believes something is supposed to be evidence that it is likely to be true, that is a matter of
When a sample doesn't represent the population that is being sampled, that is a matter of .
When you wrongly say that the origins of someone's belief are important to saying whether it is true, that is a matter of
When you say that because two things are similar in some respects, then they are probably like each other in other respects, that is a matter of