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1. Malapropism

2. Ad Populum

3. Appeal to Tradition

4. Begging the Question

5. Ad Hominem

6. Appeal to Ignorance

7. Alligators and Crocodiles

8. Straw Man

9. Division

10. Red flounder

11. Red Herring

12. Composition

13. Genetic Fallacy

14. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

15. Slippery Slope

16. Hasty Generalization

Philosophy 105-940, Quiz #4, on textbook, Chapter 4, and "Genetic Fallacy" (on Blackboard). Posted by Friday, November 11. DUE: Friday, November 18, Noon.

NAME ____Niannu Zhou____________________

Grade +14 points

Each passage below contains one of the inductive fallacies presented in the textbook's Chapter 4. I have put a list of fallacies at the top of this sheet, numbered 1–16. For each passage below, fill in its blank space with the number [not the name] of the fallacy exhibited in the passage. There are 5 passages that are worth 4 points each, so the total is 20 points. Part-credit is sometimes available for genuinely close but incorrect answers. Keep these hints in mind: (1) the same number might be the right answer more than once (that is, for more than one passage); (2) not all 16 numbers will be used as answers (that would be impossible); (3) it is possible that a passage (one or more) illustrates no fallacy; if so, put "NA" in its underscored blank; and (4) in each case, your goal is the best match.

Each answer will look like this: ___n___

where n is some numeral, 1–16.

1. __12____-2 this is division, dividing up the orchestra into its pieces Juanita told me that she really enjoys listening to classical symphonies, especially those of Bartok and Stravinsky. I am sure then, that she will enjoy the CD of bassoon solos that I plan to get her for Halloween. After all, bassoons are a component of classical symphony orchestras.

2. __15____ In online courses, in which students are given at least a week to complete their work, faculty should not allow students to have any extensions on exam papers. The reason for this is simple. If just one faculty person is willing to extend deadlines, then all students will expect every professor to extend deadlines no matter the circumstances (or possible excuses). If that should happen, it’s obvious that the value of the discipline of scholarly work will be irretrievably lost on our students.

3. __14____ Julie's nose and eyes started tearing and she began to sneeze just after Unca Donald came into the room and sat next to her. He was wearing the new natural alpaca wool socks and night cap that Auntie May bought him on his 70th birthday. Julie must be allergic to alpaca wool.

4. __16____ College students today are more selfish than students growing up in the 1950s, seeing as they are definitely more concerned with their own financial matters than with world affairs. I know this because in a recent survey of Drexel business majors, 25% said they were more concerned about paying their credit card bills than the condition of the world and the actions of their government.

5. __9____ Discussing a pedestrian bridge over Chestnut Street between MacAlister Hall and the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building would be a waste of time since the bridge is intended by Fry to magically resolve all the traffic and safety (and food truck and hotel) issues that exist at the intersection of Chestnut and 33rd Streets. All this is completely unrealistic.

I do not see any fallacy of division here at all. See problem #1 above, which is division. -4