Words 121-130

Question 1

Illogical Conclusion

Answer 1

buy a $400,000 house because the price has recently been reduced, when the buyer can only realistically afford $200,000

Question 2

Slippery slopes

Answer 2

tempted by an unhealthy treat when om diet

Question 3

syllogism fallacy

Answer 3

All salmon are fish (All x are P). Therefore all salmon are sharks. (All x are P.)

Question 4

Fallacies of relevance

Answer 4

No one has conclusively proven that there is no intelligent life on the moons of Jupiter. Therefore, there is intelligent life on the moons of Jupiter.

Question 5

appeal to force

Answer 5

manager said to an employee, “You should choose to work more overtime at the same rate of pay.
“Superintendent, you should cut the school budget
by $16,000. I need not remind you that past school boards have fired superintendents
who cannot keep down costs.”

Question 6

genetic fallacy

Answer 6

My parents told me that God exists; therefore, God exists.

Question 7

personal attack

Answer 7

A senator claims that his new tax plan will help the middle class.
“2+2=4” is true regardless if is stated by criminals, congressmen,
or pastors.

Question 8

abusive

Answer 8

They cant be trusted bc they associate with anti-Catholics

Question 9

circumstantial

Answer 9

The opponent’s special circumstances have no control over the truth or untruth of a specific contention. The speaker or writer must find additional evidence beyond that to make a strong case.

Question 10

Argumentum ad Populum

Answer 10

Argument to the people
Shakespeare’s version of Mark Antony’s funeral
oration for Julius Caesar