Your assignment consists of 10 multiple-choice questions.
1. Logical fallacies abuse the power of ethos appeals
True
False
2. Either you have a Facebook account, or you're destined to be friendless for the rest of your life. This is an example of a
Poisoning the Well fallacy.
Bandwagon fallacy.
Non Sequitur fallacy.
Either/or fallacy.
3. "You're a reasonable man. You'll have to vote for Candidate X. He's a reasonable man like you." This is an example of a stereotype fallacy
True
False
4. The following quote is from a 2005 speech given by futurist James Kunstler: "No combination of alternative fuel systems currently known will allow us to run what we are running, the way we're running it, or even a substantial fraction of it." This is an example of
Group think.
False cause/effect.
Hasty generalization.
Flattery.
5. In his 2007 book, The Cult of the Amateur, Andrew Keen states, "[Wikipedia] is the blind leading the blind-infinite monkeys providing infinite information for infinite readers, perpetuating the cycle of misinformation and ignorance" (p. 4). This is an example of
Ad Hominem.
Slippery Slope.
Begging the Question.
Non Sequitur.
6. Person A: National healthcare works pretty well in Canada.
Person B: Well, this is the USA. Why don't you move to Canada if you like it so much?
Person B's comment shows what fallacy?
Slippery slope
Argument by dismissal
Group Think
False Authority
7. The issue with historic preservation is that it is a kind of plague led by constitutional terrorists that slowly strips away and kills the property rights of the people who should be able to do what they want with their homes. This is an example of what fallacy?
Appeal to pity
Argument by Emotive Language
Begging the question
Flattery
8. It is a crime to eat lamb for dinner. I once had a pet lamb and it was so cute. It made cute noises and licked me, just like a dog. You wouldn't eat a dog, would you? This is an example of which fallacy?
Argument by dismissal
Self-contradiction
Appeal to pity
Bandwagon
9. There are aliens on Pluto. Seriously, it's a fact! There hasn't been any evidence shown that proves otherwise, has there? This is an example of which fallacy?
Appeal to nature
Straw Man
Slippery slope
Argument from ignorance
10. There has been a simultaneous increase in both immigration and unemployment; therefore, immigrants are taking away American jobs. This is an example of which fallacy?
Argument from ignorance
Cum Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
Red herring
Appeal to pity