2023-05-11 22:20:40
#Logic and Critical Thinking Excercises on fallacies of relevance and weak induction.
The following arguments commit either a fallacy of relevance, a fallacy of weak induction, or no fallacy at all. Identify which informal fallacy is committed by the following arguments. If no fallacy is committed, choose “no fallacy”.
1) Elizabeth and I have a great relationship. We enjoy our time together, and a have a lot in common. However, she has different taste than I do in Japanese Anime. We must break up immediately.
A) Hasty generalization.
B) Missing the point (ignoratio elenchi).
C) Arguing against the person (ad Hominem).
D) No fallacy.
Answer : B
2) Facebook is far and away the most widely used social media platform. Therefore, it is the only one worth using or taking seriously.
A) Arguing against the person (ad Hominem).
B) Weak analogy.
C) Appeal to the people (ad Populum).
D) No fallacy.
Answer : C
3) The phone rang just before my computer crashed. Apparently, getting a phone call can cause my comptuer to crash.
A) Non causa pro causau
B) post hoc ergo propter hoc
C) slippery slope
D) Accident
Answer : B
4) Book A is made of paper, cost over 200 birr and was bought at the stationery store. It is novel fiction. Book B is also made of paper, cost over 200 birr and came from the same store. Book B is probably novel fiction as well.
A) slippery slope
B) Accident
C) Straw man
D) weak analogy
Answer : D
5) If Amazon is allowed to buy Whole Foods, they will control all pricing in the food sector. All other grocery chains will go out of business, and Amazon will be able to set the prices of food to whatever they want without competition. Since we have no choice but to buy food to eat, each of us will be forced to pay nearly all our monthly earnings to Amazon every month.
A) Appeal to ignorance (ad Ignorantium).
B) Slippery slope fallacy.
C) False Cause.
D) No fallacy.
Answer : B
6) I ate a fresh mango juice in that juice house. It tasted awful. I’m sure all fresh juices sold in that juce house will taste awful.
A) False cause
B) Converse accident
C) Red herring.
D) You too
Answer : B
7) Our Biology teacher said that nuclear fusion will soon be a viable option for meeting our society’s energy needs. Consequently, there is no need for the government to invest further in solar and wind energy.
A) Arguing against the person (ad Hominem).
B) Appeal to unqualified authority.
C) Appeal to ignorance
D) Appeal to force
Answer : B
8) No one has ever shown that there is life after death. Therefore, it is certain that humans will never have eternal life.
A) Appeal to pity
B) Red herring fallacy.
C) Appeal to ignorance (ad Ignorantium).
D) Weak analogy
Answer : C
9) Only the smartest, most elite students will be able to complete a degree in Medicine. You should major in Medicine: anything else and you sell yourself short.
A) Appeal to vanity
B) Appeal to snobbery
C) Bandwogen
D) No fallacy
Answer : B
9) You should read the Harry Potter books. If you don’t, none of the other kids in the school will like you or want to play with you.
A) Fallacy of accident.
B) Appeal to force (ad Baculum).
C) Converse accident
D) Appeal to pity.
Answer : B
10) Daniel has been spending too much time studying lately, and hasn’t had enough time or energy to socialize. We should steal all his books and his computer so he can’t get any studying done, and is forced to do something else.
A) Missing the point
B) False cause
C) slippery slope
D) Appeal to force
Answer : A
11) Senator Mueller has said we need to prioritize promoting alternatives to fossil fuels in this legislative session. What nonsense! I know for a fact Senator Mueller drives a gas guzzling SUV.
A) Slippery slope fallacy.
B) Ad hominem abusive
C) Ad hominem circumstantial
D) Appeal to unqualified anuthority
Answer : C
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