EC. Which of the following is a deductive Grape juice is similar to orange juice
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EC. Which of the following is a deductive Grape juice is similar to orange juice, and orange juice is healthy. So grape juice is healthy too German. taken. So b. The last twenty cars I've seen in this town were German. So all cars in this town must be c. If robbery had been the motive, the money would have been taken. But the money was not was not the motive e. Oliver is a really nice guy and has many friends. This is probably because his parents did a great job of raising him. CHAPTER 5: Fallacies MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of appeal to majori b. The Catholic Church should not oppose birth control since many Catholics don't believe that it's wrong d. The cost of gasoline will continue to rise since worldwide demand for it is continuing to increase e. Most people can expect nicer Christmas presents this year since the economy has been im in 2. Which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of appeal to force? a. Children require discipline and spanking is a particularly effective form of discipline, so children need spanking. b. If that's your view on abortion, then we can't be friends anymore c. Since Wales is part of Great Britain, and Great Britain is an island, I am forced to agree that Wales is an island nation d. Either magnetism or gravity made the disk move, and we can rule out magnetism, so it must have been gravity The sanctions against our enemy have not been effective in undermining it regime, so the next logical step will be war. e. 3. Which of the following arguments commits the ad hominem fallacy b. Animals should have the same rights as humans since they can feel pain. d. Frank thinks that higher education is becoming too expensive, and I a e. If Lenny believes that, then he's a fool. And he does believe it. So he's a fool.Explanation / Answer
Ans 1) Option B; The Catholic Church should not oppose birth control since many Catholics don't believe that it's wrong.
Fallacy of appeal to majority refers to popular opinion or herd mentality, i.e., taking decision based on what majority says or does. In the above case, Catholic Church is expected to accept birth control based on what most of the Catholics believe in.
Ans 2) Option B: If that's your view, then we can't be friends anymore
Fallacy of appeal to force refers to the absence of argument or supportive reason for the action planned or undertaken. In this question, clearly in all other options, proposed action is preceeded by a supportive reason. Whereas in option B the view is not described and the absence of same classifies this statement as fallacy of appeal to force.
Ans 3) Option A: Laura says that gambling on sports should be illegal, but she is an idiot
Ad hominem fallacy refers to that statement or argument where attention is diverted from real issue towards character assasination. It tries to weaken the argument by not directly attacking it but rather by attacking the person making that argument.
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