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Q: Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."The Alps are like the Rockies. I enjoyed the Rockies; therefore, I'm sure you'll enjoy the Alps."

Q: Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."When I fell off my bike in that city, no one around offered to help. I guess everyone in that city is unfriendly."

Q: Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."I'm sure he makes great music, judging from his latest song."

Q: Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."He is very reliable. You can count on him if you need a ride home."

Q: Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."My brother told me it is unwise to buy that phone. Therefore, that phone is bad."

Q: Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage.

Q: Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."There is only one way to solve this problem; that is the way our forefathers solved it."

Q: Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."Playing basketball causes you to grow taller. Ask anyone."

Q: Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."Never trust that TV manufacturing company. I bought a TV from them and it got spoilt within a month!"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Yeah, sure the Los Angeles district attorney believes that O. J. Simpson got a fair trial. But before you sign on to something like that, you might notice that O. J. is a black man and that the Los Angeles district attorney is a white man. That tells you all you need to know about his opinion of fair trials.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.I just learned why all those theories about nonhumans building the Great Pyramids and the Easter Island statues and so on are full of baloney. The guy who wrote about them was once a hotel manager somewhere in Switzerland, and he was once convicted of embezzlement. No wonder those theories smelled fishy!

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "Doesnt the fact that very few first-rank economists accept Marxist economic ideas suggest to you that there may be something wrong with those ideas?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Overheard: "I dont know why Barbara wont go out with me. She must think Im too intense for her."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Getting on Senator Daviss case about the propriety of some of his financial dealings strikes me as just plain carping. Davis made a considerable economic sacrifice when he left private industry and entered politics; the people of this district are lucky to have him there.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.I dont think postmodern expressionism is decent art. Its another style spawned by the East Coast art establishment, and, frankly, Im tired of that groups dictating to the rest of the art world.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.When he was twelve, Walter Polovchak and his family were permitted to emigrate from the Soviet Union to the United States. Walters father, however, eventually decided to return to Russia and was pressured by the Soviet Embassy to take Walter with him. The American Civil Liberties Union sided with Walters father, rather than with Walter, who wished to remain in Chicago. When the case reached the courts, the legal arguments of the ACLU were criticized by some editorial writers on the grounds that in most other instances involving the rights of children, the ACLU had always sided with the child. Commented one law professor: "The ACLUs actions regarding Walter can be understood only in terms of an unwillingness to criticize communism."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Why do I spend so much on clothes? Well, its either that or look like a bum, and I know which of those I prefer.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Well! Finally, after all these years, the telephone company makes an error on my bill in my favor! And Im surely not going to point it out to them. Theyve been gouging me since telephones first came into existence.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "I say lets splurge and buy seats on the fifty-yard line. I know a place we can get them for twenty-five dollars apiece." "Good grief! Maybe you want to spend every last cent we make on a football game, but not me. Are you nuts?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "I certainly dont think much of the totalitarian form of government. A so-called free election with only one candidate is not free at all." "Oh, I dont know. I dont think its all that bad." "Why not?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Are you telling me that youre twenty-one years old and still a virgin? Id keep quiet about that if I were youyoud be the laughingstock of the dorm if that were widely known.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Frankly, I dont think you would be satisfied with anything less than our Model 24, which allows for more expansion than any other personal computer in its class. The way you catch on to thingssomething I can tell just from the questions youve asked here in the storeyoure not going to be happy with a machine whose limits youll soon reach.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "Of course God created the universe. How do I know? Because he is the Creator."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Ad for a store that sells pianos: "Pianos are our only business. Youll get the best deal at the piano experts."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. This river has been changing its course every couple of years for the past few thousand years. Now theyve decided that the banks need to be stabilized. Who does the Army Corps of Engineers think it is to come in here and decide they know something Mother Nature doesnt?

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Clearly, Mexico desperately needs financial help in handling its $96 billion foreign debt, since without any aid Mexico cannot possibly reduce that enormous sum, and it is urgent that it be reduced.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.In spite of its hypocritical announcement that North Korea has ceased nuclear testing, it is safe to assume that the North Koreans have done no such thing, for at present we have no means of verifying their so-called moratorium.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.This business of American car manufacturers having joint ventures with foreign car makers really stinks. Think of the consequences of not being able to buy American-made cars. No jobs for American car workers, no big cars, no ready supply of parts, no consumption of American steel. I think we should prohibit joint ventures.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Overheard: "When it comes to the issue of growth in this town, youre either part of the solution, or youre part of the problem."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following two passages. Why are they different? Letter to the editor: "Your food section frequently features recipes with veal, and you say veal is a wholesome, nutritious dish. I disagree. Do you know how veal comes to be on your plate? At birth a newborn calf is separated from its mother, placed in a dark enclosure, and chained by its neck so that it cannot move freely. This limits muscular development so that the animal is tender. It is kept in the dark pen until the day it is cruelly slaughtered."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.I know it was not very nice to overcharge them like that for the room, but alls fair in love, war, and business, my dear. Besides, if the situation were reversed and we were desperate for lodging, they would have bled us for all were worth.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "It's obvious that God created the universe. Can you prove that he didn't?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Listen, friends, its our money the board of supervisors wants to spend putting sewers and other improvements out there in that Antelope Creek development. And you know whos going to profit from it the most? The developers, who dont even live around here. I tell you, we have sat back and done nothing long enough! Its high time we told these out-of-town interlopers or antelopers or whatever they are to go mess with somebody elses town. I wont stand for it any more!

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.You know very well I dont care what Mason says about investments or, for that matter, anything else. That guy is the most money-grubbing creep Ive ever run into; all he ever cares about is where his next dollar is coming from. He can take his opinions and stick em in his ear.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.No, I dont believe that Uncle Bob is really gone forever. He was like a father to me, and I believe that someday, somehow or other, well see one another again; I dont think I could go on if I didnt believe that.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Preferential treatment in hiring is something we must support; after all, can you think of a reason why we shouldnt?

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.The next speaker is going to speak in favor of the idea. But she works for the gun lobby. Dont even bother listening to what she says.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Letter to the editor: "In rejoinder to your July 21 editorial, I certainly dont see how you can criticize the striking Springfield Unified School District teachers who carried their own signs. Let us not forget that you endorsed and supported city council members Holt and Donazetti, who not only paraded up and down Main Street with their own placards, but also got young children out of school to parade with them."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Of course that cant be a legitimate proposal. Theyre just trying to get the city council to pass a regulation that will stir up some business for them.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Who cares if the president was guilty of sexual harassment? He got some progress made in terms of jobs, health care, and welfare reform. Those are the important issues!

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Was the president guilty of sexual harassment as the Republicans said? Hey, give me a break! Whats important is jobs, health care, and welfare reform.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "The second group that has latched on to the environmentalist movement... wants to preserve the earth at all costs, even if it means that much of the Third World will be forever condemned to poverty. Rather than elevate the Third World, they want to move us closer to Third World conditions. Thats somehow cleaner, purer. Its the way things were before Western white people came along and terrorized the earth by inventing things. They want to roll us back, maybe not to the Stone Age, but at least to the horse-and-buggy era."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.From a prosecutors closing statement at a trial: "In conclusion, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, there can be absolutely no doubt that this defendant committed these terrible murders. Look at the mother of the victim, sitting over there, and the fathertheir lives are forever destroyed by this evil deed. Never again will they know the peace and happiness that was their due. Put yourselves in their shoes, and you will know whether or not this man is guilty."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Gays in the military? Yes. Maybe you favor excluding everyone except for white Anglo-Saxon males with adolescent personalities, but not me.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Gays in the military? No way. Clinton promoted the idea just to get the homosexual vote.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Gays in the military? Either let em in, or keep out all minorities; take your choice. Im for letting them in. The alternative is ridiculous.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Those four officers who killed the innocent man in New York by mistake should be found not guilty of any crime. None of them had ever been in any kind of trouble before, and, tragically, this kind of thing is just going to happen when we have aggressive police work.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. All this talk about secondhand smoke causing cancer, I just dont get it. How does it happen? WHEN does it happen? The first time you take a breath in a smoky room? The second time? The third? You can never pin it down exactly.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. You show me when an embryo becomes a human person, just show me! Tell me exactly when it is. When its just an egg, the size of a pin head? When it divides once? Twice? Three times? When? Where you gonna draw the line? An embryo is not a person, and thats that.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. You show me when a fetus wasnt a person, just show me! Tell me exactly when it is. When the baby is born? Well, why not just a day before that? Or the day before that? Or the day before that? Where you gonna draw the line? You gotta say life begins with conception.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.No, I dont believe we ought to reinstate the death penalty in this state. Doing it isnt going to prevent all crime, and you know it.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.No, I do NOT believe that a murderer has a right to live, and heres why: The criminal justice system in this country has gotten completely out of control, what with rapists, murderers, you name itall getting off scot-free. Its got to change!

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.No, I do NOT believe that a murderer ought to be allowed to live. No way! Murderers have forfeited the right to live because anyone who murders another person has lost that right.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.You saw what the former governor of Illinois did: He declared a moratorium on executions in the state. It was a good thing, too, because it turns out that a large number of the inmates on death row had to be turned loose because DNA evidence proved them innocent beyond a shadow of a doubt. Its about time we got serious about the fact that weve been convicting innocent people and sentencing them to death.

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "When [Nidal] Ayyad [convicted of conspiring to blow up the World Trade Center in 1993] complained that human rights advocates had not monitored his treatment during months of detention, [U.S. District Judge Kevin T.] Duffy interjected: Did human rights organizations monitor the people whom you killed?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "Richard Nixon once said, Tip ONeills the most ruthless speaker in history. Being called ruthless by Nixon is like Ross Perot criticizing your haircut."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Disgruntled faculty member to a colleague: "It is clear to me what Im up against with that class. Their idea of a successful course is one in which they get a passing grade by putting in the absolutely minimal amount of time and effort. If they can get the grade without learning anything, so much the better."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."Look, the governors office is supposed to list chemicals that are suspected to be poisonous, but lets not put them on the list officially until we know for sure that theyre harmful. Otherwise, we just cause a lot of unnecessary trouble for the people who make and use the chemicals."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.When several people in Harveys department get new computers, he is annoyed because he is not among them. "Ill tell you what," Harvey says to his wife, "if they want to rip me off by not getting a new computer for me, Ill just rip them off for extra office supplies. Theyve got a lot of stuff at work we could use around here, and theyll have no way of knowing that its gone. Turnabouts fair play."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."The police asked the neighbors on both sides of the Owenss home whether theyd ever seen either of them do any drugs. They all agreed they hadnt, so its a pretty safe bet they arent really drug users."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "Of course the Task Force on Crime is going to conclude that crime is on the way up. If they conclude its on the way down, theyd have to disband the task force, wouldnt they?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."I dont believe we ought to believe the so-called admissions of the Liggett and Myers Company. I think the only reason theyre now agreeing with tobacco critics about the addictive powers of nicotine and the nicotine-level manipulation by the company is to get themselves off the hook and avoid bigger trouble, even if it means getting the other tobacco companies into bigger trouble."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."The administrations proposal to declare hundreds of thousands of acres of federal land as roadless areas is a huge mistake, and Im against it. The whole point of the proposaland it will succeed if the President gets his wayis to lock the American people out of those areas."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "It really gripes me to see Bill Clinton talking about how cigarette smoking is a big contributor to public health costs. You want to know how much you can trust him on that subject? Well, even he himself admits to smoking cigars!"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "You can't say that he is uneducated. At what point does someone become educated?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "The San Jose Mercury News made some explosive and unsubstantiated charges in articles earlier this year suggesting the Central Intelligence Agency helped start the crack epidemic in the United States. The CIA has often behaved scandalously over the years, but no one, including the Mercury News, has produced credible evidence the CIA organized or took part in drug dealing by the Contras or that the rebels flooded Los Angeles with drugs to finance their war against the Sandinistas."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "People in Hegins, Pennsylvania, hold an annual pigeon shoot in order to control the pigeon population and to raise money for the town. This year, the pigeon shoot was disrupted by animal rights activists who tried to release the pigeons from their cages. I cant help but think these animal rights activists are the same people who believe in controlling the human population through the use of abortion. Yet, they recoil at a similar means of controlling pigeons. What rank hypocrisy."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "If you don't support women empowerment, then you are a male chauvinist who hates women!"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."I don't buy his ideas on climate change. I haven't seen him drive a hybrid car!"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "Of course, watching television for too long causes brain damage. Can you prove that it doesn't?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."That's absurd! Sounds like something a bureaucrat would say!"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."Either go to school today or remain unemployed for the rest of your life!"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "Public restrooms are so unhygienic. Can you prove otherwise?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."Burger King prices are a rip-off! I can get much better food at Subway!"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."Don't believe his arguments about the dangers of smoking tobacco. I saw him smoking just last week."v

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."This new Honda gets better mileage than any other car in its class. After all, Honda has completely redesigned the engine."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "You really should get a Prudential life insurance policy. What would happen to your spouse and children if you die? Remember, you are their main source of income. Would they be forced to move?"

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."You cant say exactly when a videogame is too violent; therefore, no videogame is too violent."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "We either eliminate Social Security or the country will go bankrupt. Therefore, we must eliminate Social Security."

Q: Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue."He is the best soccer player in the world. He can run faster than anyone else."