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"Satanist Quarterly reports that 87% of Americans are atheists. Therefore, there is no god." 8. Hes not a great athlete; hes a fraud, a cheat and a liar. Thats why not everybody is happy for Lance. 9. If you purchase OST Pain medication for arthritis, you could be living 10 years younger! Forget the joint pain, and get moving. It reduces inflammation at the targeted site, for fast, and instant relief. What are you waiting for? 10. Buddy Burger has the greatest food in town. Buddy Burger was voted #1 by the local paper. Therefore, Phil, the owner of Buddy Burger, should run for President of the United States. 11. I can't believe that the universe would allow humans and human achievement just to fade away, therefore there must be a God and an afterlife where all will be preserved 12. Child: "Can we get a dog?" Parent: "No. A dog is a huge responsibility. " Child: "It would protect us." Parent: "Still, no." Child: "Why do you want to leave us and our house unprotected?" 13. Celebrities are all very important people because they can change the world. So you should pay attention to them. 14. Sarah came to school with orange sneakers. All her friends laughed at her. The next day, some other kids at school also wore orange sneakers. Her friends decided to go buy orange sneakers too. 15. You may think that he cheated on the test, but look at the poor little thing! How would he feel if you made him sit and take it again? Write at least four sentences answering the following question, Based on what you have learned, what do you think constitutes a good argument? How does recognizing fallacious reasoning affect your understanding of an argument? Fallacious Reasoning Quiz Name:___________________________________ Read each scenario. Write which Fallacy is being presented. Each of the 15 types of fallacies are used only once. 1. "America: love it or leave it." 2. "If we pass laws against fully automatic weapons, then it won't be long before we pass laws on all weapons, and then we will begin to restrict other rights, and finally we will end up living in a communist state. Thus, we should not ban fully automatic weapons." 3. "Government is like business, so just as business must be sensitive primarily to the bottom line, so also must government." 5. "A book is pornographic if and only if it contains pornography." 5. Same sex marriage should be illegal. The traditional family has always had a mother and a father; this can not change now. 6. "Fred, the Australian, stole my wallet. Thus, all Australians are thieves." 7. "Satanist Quarterly reports that 87% of Americans are atheists. Therefore, there is no god." 8. Hes not a great athlete; hes a fraud, a cheat and a liar. Thats why not everybody is happy for Lance. 9. If you purchase OST Pain medication for arthritis, you could be living 10 years younger! Forget the joint pain, and get moving. It reduces inflammation at the targeted site, for fast, and instant relief. What are you waiting for? 10. Buddy Burger has the greatest food in town. Buddy Burger was voted #1 by the local paper. Therefore, Phil, the owner of Buddy Burger, should run for President of the United States. 11. I can't believe that the universe would allow humans and human achievement just to fade away, therefore there must be a God and an afterlife where all will be preserved 12. Child: "Can we get a dog?" Parent: "No. A dog is a huge responsibility. " Child: "It would protect us." Parent: "Still, no." Child: "Why do you want to leave us and our house unprotected?" 13. Celebrities are all very important people because they can change the world. So you should pay attention to them. 14. Sarah came to school with orange sneakers. All her friends laughed at her. The next day, some other kids at school also wore orange sneakers. Her friends decided to go buy orange sneakers too. 15. You may think that he cheated on the test, but look at the poor little thing! How would he feel if you made him sit and take it again? 16. Write at least four sentences answering the following question, Based on what you have learned, what do you think constitutes a good argument? How does recognizing fallacious reasoning affect your understanding of an argument? A Logical Fallacies Quiz/Worksheet By Chris Noble General Fallacies 1. "America: love it or leave it." [False Dilemma] [either/or] 2. "If we pass laws against fully automatic weapons, then it won't be long before we pass laws on all weapons, and then we will begin to restrict other rights, and finally we will end up living in a communist state. Thus, we should not ban fully automatic weapons." [Slippery Slope] 3. "Government is like business, so just as business must be sensitive primarily to the bottom line, so also must government." [Faulty Analogy] 4. "A book is pornographic if and only if it contains pornography." [Circular Reasoning] 5. "We should not believe President Clinton when he claims not to have had sex with Monica Lewinsky. After all, he's a liar." Appeal To Tradition 6. "Fred, the Australian, stole my wallet. Thus, all Australians are thieves." [Hasty generalization} 7. "Satanist Quarterly reports that 87% of Americans are atheists. Therefore, there is no god." [False Authority] 8. Ad hominem 9. Card Stacking 10. Non Sequitor 11. Hypostatization 12. Straw Man 13. Oversimplification 14. Bandwagon 15. 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