Pros And Cons Of Fallacies
University of Phoenix Material Dawn Bratthauer 11/19/2012
Final Exam: Fallacies, Assumptions, and Arguments
Part I: Fallacies
THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS CONTAIN VARIOUS KINDS OF FALLACIES. EVALUATE EACH AND IDENTIFY THE FALLACY USING THE MATCHING LIST ON PAGE 2.
1. We can recognize that athletes who participate in sports must be given special consideration in our grading system, or we can let the university sink into athletic oblivion. H. False dilemma
2. I don't know what colleges are teaching these days! I just received a letter of application from a young man who graduated from the state university last June. It was a wretched letter—badly written, with elementary errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. The state university …show more content…
All right-thinking people will support the Board of Education's decision to destroy novels in the school libraries that are offensive to the community’s moral standards. If there were an epidemic of typhoid, the health authorities would do everything in their power to wipe it out. Pornography is worse than typhoid, because it corrupts the minds and morals of the young, not just their bodies. The school board is to be applauded for their prompt action in wiping out this moral disease F. Non sequitur
4. Despite endless efforts, no one has been able to prove that Santa Clause exists; we may as well stop trying and accept the truth: there is no Santa Clause. L. Ad ignorantium
5. Alicia started gaining more weight than ever when she started taking Slimdown; the stuff must be fattening! J. Hasty generalization
6. No sensible person would support the Equal Rights Amendment. If it were to pass, we would have women in combat and unisex bathrooms. Eventually, we would not be able to tell women from men! I. Black and white (slippery slope)
7. How can Clinton be leading this country? He's a draft-dodging, pot-smoking womanizer! D. Attacking the person
8. Michael Jordan wore that brand, so those must be the best basketball
Final Exam: Fallacies, Assumptions, and Arguments
Part I: Fallacies
THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS CONTAIN VARIOUS KINDS OF FALLACIES. EVALUATE EACH AND IDENTIFY THE FALLACY USING THE MATCHING LIST ON PAGE 2.
1. We can recognize that athletes who participate in sports must be given special consideration in our grading system, or we can let the university sink into athletic oblivion. H. False dilemma
2. I don't know what colleges are teaching these days! I just received a letter of application from a young man who graduated from the state university last June. It was a wretched letter—badly written, with elementary errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. The state university …show more content…
All right-thinking people will support the Board of Education's decision to destroy novels in the school libraries that are offensive to the community’s moral standards. If there were an epidemic of typhoid, the health authorities would do everything in their power to wipe it out. Pornography is worse than typhoid, because it corrupts the minds and morals of the young, not just their bodies. The school board is to be applauded for their prompt action in wiping out this moral disease F. Non sequitur
4. Despite endless efforts, no one has been able to prove that Santa Clause exists; we may as well stop trying and accept the truth: there is no Santa Clause. L. Ad ignorantium
5. Alicia started gaining more weight than ever when she started taking Slimdown; the stuff must be fattening! J. Hasty generalization
6. No sensible person would support the Equal Rights Amendment. If it were to pass, we would have women in combat and unisex bathrooms. Eventually, we would not be able to tell women from men! I. Black and white (slippery slope)
7. How can Clinton be leading this country? He's a draft-dodging, pot-smoking womanizer! D. Attacking the person
8. Michael Jordan wore that brand, so those must be the best basketball