29 December 2011, 2:33 pm
*IMPORTANT: If you can’t find the right label, briefly explain in your own words what’s wrong w/ the passage.* 1. Nobody wants to say so in public, but everyone knows that gays and lesbians shouldn’t serve in the military because their promiscuity will undermine the efficiency of our armed forces. A. hasty generalization 2. A Texas rehabilitation hospital regularly brought in pets to cheer up patients. One day a German Shepherd dog licked the face of a boy named Tom Lodge who, as the result of an accident, had been in a coma of three weeks. A week later, he regained consciousness. “It was the dog that brought Tom out of his coma” his mother happily declared. A: Questionable cause 3. No one has proven that immense deficits will harm the economy, so we can conclude that the current deficits can be sustained without ill effect. A: Appeal to Ignorance 4. Democracy is the best form of government because rule of the majority is always preferable. A: Popular Appeal 5. “Paul Goldberger is unqualified to judge my buildings,” builder Donald Trump said of the architectural critic for the New York Times. “He wears cheap suits.” A: Ad Hominem 6. Is violence in the National Hockey League all that bad, or is it the main reason people come to the games? A: Loaded Question 7. Why do so many people keep wanting to become friends with me? Is it because I’m more intelligent than others around here? Or do I have some natural leadership qualities? A: there is no argument in this passage so no fallacy has occured? 8. Environmentalists are opposed to drilling for oil in Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuge, but that’s just more treehugger drivel. A: Pooh-pooh 9. New York State has proposed taxing sugary soda drinks. This would be a disaster. I mean, where’s it going to stop? Next thing you know they’ll be taxing everything in our life that we enjoy. A:Slippery Slope 10. You shouldn’t be so concerned about street drugs. More people are killed with prescription drugs than with drugs such as heroin and cocaine. A: Straw Man... Read More »
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