FALLACIES EXERCISE 2 - ANSWERS
CATA 335 – McGaan
Identify the fallacies found in the arguments
below. Be as specific as you can and
briefly explain your choice of fallacy.
In some cases there may be more than one fallacy in an argument.
1. The Bible tells us, "An eye for an
eye," and so I think the U.S. is right to take revenge on China for
damaging our plane.
Appeal
to authority, emotion?
2. Faculty shouldn't be deciding rules about
alcohol use. It's the student's college
and people who didn't attend our school shouldn't tell us how it should be run.
Evading
the issue
3. Fraternity Omega Pi has proved its sexist
attitude by again not requiring its members to attend the Women's History Month
convocation.
Loaded
language, poisoned well
4. College athletics are corrupt. Just look at what happened at Iowa when the
officials let off a basketball player who had been charged with rape.
Hasty
generalization
5. Every intelligent person knows that it is
necessary to sacrifice some freedom in order to control terrorism.
Poisoned
well
6. A review of the data at many campuses will
show that fraternity members have lower GPAs than non-member males. Thus, fraternities can be seen to damage
member’s academic progress.
False
cause
7. The University of Chicago has security
guards in every open building after dark.
I think Monmouth should too!
False
analogy
8. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will
have guns.
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