Inferring a claim based on data is deductive logic, but what happens when the inference circumvents logical reasoning?
No one will understand you.
A fallacy has been committed.
One has proven to be a good logician.
One ought to use inductive reasoning.
The syllogism is sound.
Question 2. Question :
A car salesman says this, in order to get you to buy a new car from him:
“Buddy! You gotta buy this car. Please! If you don’t buy it, my boss will fire me!”
This type of faulty logic is an example of _____.
the ad hominem argument
the hasty generalization fallacy
the straw man fallacy
emotional appeal to popularity
special pleading
Question 3. Question :
Are you for or against the war on terrorism?
What fallacy is operating here?
Appeal to fear
Straw man
Circumlocution
Appeal to false authority
False dilemma
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Question 4. Question :
All those old people are cheap.
They never give me a fair tip when I park their cars in the valet parking lot.
What kind of fallacy is operating here?
Straw man
Appeal to fear
Hasty generalization
Questionable statistics
Slippery slope
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Question 5. Question :
If children cannot be executed for their crimes, why should we execute people with learning disabilities who have the mental capacity of children?
What kind of fallacy is operating here?
Straw man
False analogy
Appeal to fear
Circumlocution
Special pleading