
Fallacies
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- Q1Don't believe what Kim says about global warming. Kim dropped out of college!Straw manSlippery slopeAd hominemFalse dichotomy30s
- Q2You didn't remember to take out the trash this morning. It will pile up and the neighbors will complain and the health inspectors will come and take away the kids.Begging the questionSlippery slopeFalse dichotomyStraw man30s
- Q3If you can't prove that Ken had an affair with the nanny, then he's been faithful to his wife.Slippery slopeBegging the questionAppeal to authorityFalse dichotomy30s
- Q4We should move to the midwest because the Wall Street Journal says the cost of living is cheaper there.Begging the questionAppeal to authorityStraw manAd hominem30s
- Q5Being overweight leads to a shortened lifespan because it's unhealthy.False dichotomyStraw manSlippery slopeBegging the question30s
- Q6Animal rights activists believe that we shouldn't keep animals captive and make them do our will. They would have you abandon your pets in the wilderness.Begging the questionStraw manAppeal to authoritySlippery slope30s
- Q7Either join in political life or resign yourself to a lonely and meaningless existence.Genetic fallacyAd hominemFalse dilemmaAppeal to ignorance30s
- Q8You should bathe three times a day in a tub of whole milk to keep your skin looking young. No one has ever proved that it doesn't work.Slippery slopeBegging the questionAppeal to ignoranceFalse dilemma30s
- Q9Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: My client's civil rights are at stake. It's true that he pointed at the victim and told the other men with him, "That's the one who cost you your jobs. Get him!" But that was only his expression of his opinion. You have to either let a man speak his mind, or admit that we're living in a police state.False dilemmaPerfectionist fallacySlippery slopeStraw man30s
- Q10From the list below, select the name of the rhetorical device that attacks the arguer instead of the argument.Ad hominemBegging the questionBurden of proofSlippery slope30s