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FallaciesPractice.docxNon-Sequitur
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Bandwagon
Begging the Question
False Dichotomy
Hasty Generalization
Red Herring
Emotionalism (Appeal to Emotions)
For each example, please identify the fallacy and explain your thinking.
1. "Either we ban boxing or hundreds of young men will be senselessly killed."
Fallacy: ___________________
Why do you say this: ________________________________________________________________________
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2. Power lines cause cancer. I met a little boy with cancer who lived just 20 miles from a power line who looked into my eyes and said, in his weak voice, “Please do whatever you can so that other kids won’t have to go through what I am going through.” I urge you to vote for this bill to tear down all power lines and replace them with monkeys on treadmills.
Fallacy: ___________________
Why do you say this: ________________________________________________________________________
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3. "I know your car isn't working right. But, if you had gone to the store one day earlier, you'd not be having problems."
Fallacy: ___________________
Why do you say this: ________________________________________________________________________
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4. "Even though it's only the first day, I can tell this is going to be a boring course."
Fallacy: ___________________
Why do you say this: ________________________________________________________________________
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5. Oprah Winfrey says that is it bad to eat after 6PM. As such, we our family will not have dinner, or snack after 6PM
Fallacy: ___________________
Why do you say this: ________________________________________________________________________
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Fallacy: ___________________
Why do you say this: __________________________________________________________________
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7. "Prime Minister Trudeau was a well-read man because he was an intellectual."
Fallacy: ___________________
Why do you say this: ________________________________________________________________________
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8. "Sam Smith divorced his loving wife of ten years. How could he be qualified to be mayor?"
Fallacy: ___________________
Why do you say this: ________________________________________________________________________
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9. If those protesters really loved their country, they wouldn't question the government.
Fallacy: ___________________
Why do you say this: ________________________________________________________________________
ANSWERS:
1. False Dichotomy
2. Appeal to Emotion
3. Red Herring
4. Hasty Generalization
5. Appeal to Authority
6. Bandwagon
7. Begging the Question
8. Ad Hominem
9. Non-Sequitur
