50 points!!!
Question 36 (2 points)
Identify the logical fallacy:
Since he could stand to lose 20 lbs. himself, Senator Stark should not be allowed to speak at the National Healthcare Forum.
Question 36 options:
false analogy
post hoc
ad hominem
bandwagon argument
Question 37 (2 points)
Identify the logical fallacy:
John Jacobs, a noted dentist and oral surgeon in the Houston area, states that “tax relief for wealthy Americans will help improve our sluggish economy.”
Question 37 options:
ad hominem
appeal to doubtful authority
slippery slope
bandwagon argument
Question 38 (2 points)
Identify the logical fallacy:
Water fluoridation affects the brain. Citywide, students’ test scores began to drop five months after the water fluoridation program began.
Question 38 options:
equivocation
post hoc
bandwagon argument
either/or reasoning
Question 39 (2 points)
Identify the logical fallacy:
I don’t know why you gave me an F for handing in someone else’s essay. Didn’t you ever copy something from someone else?
Question 39 options:
post hoc
appeal to doubtful authority
you also
either/or reasoning
Question 40 (2 points)
Identify the logical fallacy:
The sign read, “Fine for parking here,” so because it was fine, I parked there.
Question 40 options:
hasty generalization
equivocation
straw man
either/or reasoning