Fundamentals of Speech Chapter 7 Assignment
SPH 2241 – Fundamentals of Speech (Stiefel)
CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT
Student Name:
Below are arguments based on faulty reasoning. Identify the fallacy used (use a fallacy only ONCE):
1. Loaded Words It’s ridiculous to worry about protecting America’s national parks against pollution when innocent people are being attacked by terrorists.
2. Red Herring The proposal is likely to be resisted by the business-as-usual bureaucrats on Capitol Hill.
3. Celebrity Endorsement Queen Latifah promotes Cover Girl Cosmetics, so they must be good quality.
4. Hearsay My friend heard on the news the other day that the U.S. will declare war on Iran.
5. Question Begging Since I'm not lying, it follows that I'm telling the truth.
6. Slippery Slope If we allow the school board to spend money remodeling the gymnasium, next year they will want to build a new school and give all the teachers a huge raise. Taxes will soar so high that businesses will leave and then there will be no jobs for anyone in this town.
7. Invalid Analogy Raising a child is just like having a pet: you need to feed it, play with it, and everything will be fine.
8. Personal Attack I can’t support Senator Smith’s proposal for campaign finance reform because of all that time he spent in rehab back in the 1980s.
9. Hasty Generalization Fred, the Australian, stole my wallet. Thus, all Australians are thieves.
10. False Dillema If you don’t support the war in Iraq, then you don’t support the troops.
11. Authority Figure Noted psychologist Dr. Frasier Crane recommends that you buy the TurboSpa Hot Tub.
12. Either Or We must either increase tuition or cut back on library services.
13. Arguing From Ignorance Since you cannot prove that ghosts do not exist, they must exist.
14. Complex Question Have you stopped using illegal sales practices?
15. Prejudicial Language A godly person would agree that social programs must be maintained.
16. Coercion Only those employees who want to keep their jobs should show
CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT
Student Name:
Below are arguments based on faulty reasoning. Identify the fallacy used (use a fallacy only ONCE):
1. Loaded Words It’s ridiculous to worry about protecting America’s national parks against pollution when innocent people are being attacked by terrorists.
2. Red Herring The proposal is likely to be resisted by the business-as-usual bureaucrats on Capitol Hill.
3. Celebrity Endorsement Queen Latifah promotes Cover Girl Cosmetics, so they must be good quality.
4. Hearsay My friend heard on the news the other day that the U.S. will declare war on Iran.
5. Question Begging Since I'm not lying, it follows that I'm telling the truth.
6. Slippery Slope If we allow the school board to spend money remodeling the gymnasium, next year they will want to build a new school and give all the teachers a huge raise. Taxes will soar so high that businesses will leave and then there will be no jobs for anyone in this town.
7. Invalid Analogy Raising a child is just like having a pet: you need to feed it, play with it, and everything will be fine.
8. Personal Attack I can’t support Senator Smith’s proposal for campaign finance reform because of all that time he spent in rehab back in the 1980s.
9. Hasty Generalization Fred, the Australian, stole my wallet. Thus, all Australians are thieves.
10. False Dillema If you don’t support the war in Iraq, then you don’t support the troops.
11. Authority Figure Noted psychologist Dr. Frasier Crane recommends that you buy the TurboSpa Hot Tub.
12. Either Or We must either increase tuition or cut back on library services.
13. Arguing From Ignorance Since you cannot prove that ghosts do not exist, they must exist.
14. Complex Question Have you stopped using illegal sales practices?
15. Prejudicial Language A godly person would agree that social programs must be maintained.
16. Coercion Only those employees who want to keep their jobs should show