Multiple Choice: For each argument or claim listed below choose one that is most appropriate from the choices below. Write the letter of the choice that most closely corresponds to the type of Argument or type of Fallacy or Argument Rule application or Argument Rule violation, using the 16 Choices listed below.
For definitions of some of the choices below, you may download this poster for free: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/poster The other fallacies and correct argument rules can be found in the Lectures, and main textbook, either as actual rules, or in Appendix I: Some Common Fallacies
Choices: A) Valid Argument B) Modus Ponens
C) Modus Tollens
D) Sound Argument
E) Strong Argument
F) Use more than one example
G) Loaded Language
H) Slippery Slope Fallacy
I) False Dilemma
J) Faulty Analogy Fallacy
K) Argument by Analogy
L) Composition Fallacy
M) Hasty Generalization Fallacy
N) Red Herring Fallacy
O) Straw Man Fallacy
P) Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: Write the ONE letter answer that fits best for each of the following.
1. You must either agree that Ben and Jerry’s is the best ice cream in the world, or you simply have no reason to eat ice cream ever again. 2. We know there is no such thing as aliens from other planets in the universe, because you cannot show me one proven example of a planet where aliens can live. 3. If you are concerned about health care for, you can’t trust Florida politicians. Governor Scott used to run a company that cheated Medicaid out of millions of dollars. Senator Marco Rubio pushed a federal budget amendment that made deep cuts to subsidies for health insurance companies, undermining an important part of ObamaCare. Democratic Governor Charlie Crist had a health care advisor associated with a Ponzi scandal. 4. The five starters on my high school basketball team are each top players in
the league. Therefore, they are sure to win the league championship. 5. The state of New Mexico should not make medical marijuana legal. We know where this will lead. Next, they will legalize recreational marijuana. Then, before you know it all kinds of dangerous drugs will become legal too. 6. New York City has more crime than any other American city. Last time I was there, I saw a cab driver jump out of his car yelling for help. He said he was just robbed by a man in a dark suit. 7. “Has the bloated bureaucracy of the United Nations and the spoiled, pampered and overpaid bureaucrats living large in Manhattan really made a significant change in the world?” From a letter to the editor in a local Florida newspaper. 8. If you are in a part of the world where there is a total eclipse (such as on August 21, 2017 for some parts of North America), all the light from the sun is blocked out by the moon. In this case, only part of the sun’s light was blocked out. So, this was not a total eclipse in our area. 9. The state highway patrol announced it will conduct a one month campaign targeted at ticketing aggressive drivers. What good is that? It’s like saying we will
eat healthy for one month, but the rest of the year we can just eat junk food. 10.
Watch the entire 6minute video linked below, which is an exchange between Senator Al Franken and Rick Perry, the Energy Secretary of the United States, at a recent budget hearing. Franken provides a very accurate and informative account of the scientific process known as “peer review.” In response to this account, which should be listened to carefully, Perry makes a
statement about 100%, and also says, “Everybody’s hired somebody that’s gotten something wrong from time to time.” Which of the above 16 choices best describes each of Perry’s (highlighted) responses? (Two answers are possible.)
Budget Hearing, June 22, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=lFIMHyPxIpo Here is some background on the Koch brothers and the (BEST) study highlighted
in the video. http://www.businessinsider.com/kochbrothersfundedstudyprovesclimate
change20127 http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/globalwarming/climatedeniers/kochindustries/
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