Logical Fallacies

I know the professor said that The Bridges of Madison County was smarmy trash and lacked any artistic worth. But I still think he's wrong. After all, it was on the best-seller list for over 100 weeks.

You 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.

Don't believe what Kim says about global warming. Kim dropped out of college!

Our product is so good, it was even given away in celebrity gift bags.

Either you floss daily or your teeth look pathetic.

We should abolish the death penalty. Many respected people, such as actor Guy Handsome, have publicly stated their opposition to it.

Sarah wakes up one morning to find that she has just slept through her anatomy test. She emails her teacher and asks if she can make up the test. Sarah states that she deserves to take it over because she didn't sleep well because her boyfriend just broke up with her, her dog is sick, and she stained her favorite dress. What fallacy did she use?

Grading this exam on a curve would be the most fair thing to do. After all, classes go more smoothly when the students and the professor are getting along well.

A recent Time Warner commercial suggested that you should stick with cable because “DirectTV hates puppies.”

If you don't believe in the stories in the Bible, you must be a radical atheist.