Mr. Wolfe's English Class



In the table below, fill in the fallacy definition and a brief example to help you understand each fallacy.FallacyDefinitionExampleAd HominemAppeal to FearFalse DichotomyStrawmanRed HerringHasty GeneralizationNon-SequiturCircular ReasoningFalse AnalogyCherry PickingIn the following examples, label which fallacy is being used to reach the conclusion in the statement.___________________________: The people who favor the tax-increase bill will give you lots of reasons why they think it should be passed. But, in fact it is a lousy bill that should be defeated because it Senator Whitney Berton supports it. You know him, the guy who is widely suspected of being guilty of tax evasion.___________________________: Students from Lakewood High School are all so friendly and helpful. I’m sure of this because just last week I got lost and a very helpful and friendly student got me all straightened out.___________________________: Despite the women’s movement in the 1970s, women still do not receive equal pay for equal worth. Obviously, all such attempts to change the status quo are doomed to failure. ___________________________: It should be against the law to fire a woman because she gets pregnant. They don't fire a man for fathering a child.___________________________: Legalization of abortion will lead to murder of the old and the physically and mentally handicapped.___________________________: We may support this petition for a Gender Studies class, or we may turn our backs on progress, reject the petition and suffer the consequences.___________________________: I understand you are upset with our product ma’am, but that’s why we offer an extended warranty. Besides, you bought it during our best sale of the year.___________________________: A sample of five surveyed women from Walmart on the presidential election shows that most women still favor Romney over Obama.___________________________: If we do not do something about the state of our education system, our society will quickly become a second-world country with a failing economy.___________________________: If I just had more money, I could use it to start my own business and make a good living. ................
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