Informal Fallacies Matching

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Informal Fallacies Matching

Name the fallacy. Old man Brown claims that he saw a flying saucer in his farm, but he never got beyond the fourth grade in school and can hardly read or write. He is completely ignorant of what scientists have written on the subject, so his report cannot possibly be true.

Name the fallacy. My client is an integral part of this community. If he is sent to prison not only will this city suffer but also he will be most missed by his family. You surely cannot find it in your hearts to reach any other verdict than "not guilty."

Name the fallacy. You ought to try to study harder in school this year, Samuel, because it will spare your parents the embarrassment of a letter from the instructor telling them you're not taking your school work seriously..

Name the fallacy. You will back up my story and tell the committee I am reasoning logically; because if you don't I will do everything in my power to see that you are fired.

Name the fallacy. I believe in the Bible because it is the written word of God through his prophets. Obviously, God would not lie to his prophets. After all, the Bible says so.

Name the fallacy. Congress shouldn't bother to consult major universities about educational appropriations. As members of educational establishment, they will naturally want as much money for education as they think they can get.

Name the fallacy. In recent studies researchers have show that women have more accurate intuition than men do. The reason cited is that men's intuition is more often mistaken.

Name the fallacy. John has really worked hard on his term project, and he will really be depressed if he does not make an A. For these reasons, you just have to give him an A on his project.

Name the fallacy. What is right is what is morally obligatory. What is morally obligatory is what you should do. Of course, you should do something because it is the right thing to do.

Name the fallacy. It should be no surprise to you that if a Democrat is elected in the next presidential election that we will have one of the worst recessions in years. Recessions always seem to be created by Democratic administrations.

Name the fallacy. As I walked to the library from the Learning Center not one person spoke to me. Lander University is not as friendly as I was led to believe.

Name the fallacy. I don't care what your arguments are; you are using Mickey Mouse tactics. The arguments you give are simply tacky.

Name the fallacy. Officer, please excuse my going over the speed limit, but my mother is ill and I'm being audited by the IRS, and I don't know how I can meet all my bills.

Name the fallacy. Those who say that extra-sensory perception is not reliable are mistaken. The police, Hollywood stars, and politicians have all relied on it.

Name the fallacy. But Doctor, surely your advice that I should not drink coffee is not sound advice since you yourself often drink coffee

Name the fallacy. The General Assembly of the United Nations keeps voting for radical issues. Therefore, the U. S. will be forced to reduce its financial contribution to the U. N. unless there is a demonstrated change soon.

Name the fallacy. During the Gulf War many Americans made immense profits. That is an indisputable fact. Therefore, there can be no doubt that American business interests instigated the war.

Name the fallacy. No mathematician has ever been able to demonstrate the truth of the variants of the Goldberg conjecture, so they cannot all be true..

Name the fallacy. Everyone says that a logic course is easier than a math course, so it must be.

Name the fallacy. Unless you back up my story and tell the committee I am reasoning logically, I'll do everything in my power to see that you are fired.

Name the fallacy. The best students make the best grades. Therefore, getting high grades will undoubtedly cause you to be a better student.

Name the fallacy. Everyone believes that men write the best novels; therefore, there is little doubt that they do so.

Name the fallacy. Since the Bible says, "Thou shall not kill," it would be wrong to exterminate the termites in City Hall.

Name the fallacy. But Mom I don't see why I have to wear socks; Einstein never did wear socks.

Name the fallacy. I once knew a philosophy student who went crazy and another one who was not that well balanced. You can see what the study of philosophy did to them.

Name the fallacy. A great many charges of graft and corruption have been brought against Senator Anderson over the past several years, and he has had numerous opportunities to refute them, but he has never done so. Therefore, I think, the evidence indicates he is not to be trusted.

Name the fallacy. The welfare program is totally unnecessary. Why, I know a guy who runs a very lucrative illegal gambling operation and drives his new Cadillac down every week to collect his welfare check.

Name the fallacy. The real reason you favor the draft is that you're too old to be drafted.

Name the fallacy. Richard Nixon: "Mr. Sparkman and Mr. Stevenson should come before the American people, as I have and make a complete financial statement as to their financial history, and if they don't, it will be an admission that they have something to hide.

Name the fallacy. Water extinguishes fire. Oxygen is part of water. Therefore, oxygen will extinguish fire.

Name the fallacy. Priests take a vow of poverty. The Church is a corporate body composed of priests. Therefore, the Church should not own property.

Name the fallacy. Since the average life-span of an individual in developing countries is thirty years, the leaders in those countries grow old before they have time to learn the rudiments of good government.

Name the fallacy. I ought always to do what is right. I have a right to say what I think. Therefore, I ought always to say what I think.

Name the fallacy. According to the law, a man is innocent until proved guilty. So Mr. Ratskeller must be innocent of the charge of bribery, since he has not yet been proved guilty. Therefore, since Mr. Ratskeller is innocent, it would be wrong to convict him.

Name the fallacy. A description of a candidate who is woefully inept: "I most enthusiastically recommend this candidate with no qualifications whatsoever."

Name the fallacy. As a result of a poll of 28 adults interviewed on Main Street in Greenwood, S.C. on Friday night, we can conclude that all people in Greenwood prefer going downtown to watching TV.