The following arguments contain various kinds of fallacies. Evaluate each and identify the fallacy using the matching list
1. How can Clinton be leading this country? He's a draft-dodging, pot-smoking womanizer!
2. Michael Jordan wore that brand, so those must be the best basketball shoes.
3. The difference in the outcome was Jefferson's missed field goal. If he put it through, we'd be going to the Super Bowl.
4. Don't ignore the woman who gave you birth, raised you, loved you then, and loves you still. Remember your mom on Mother's Day.
5. That's got to be a great line of clothes. Have you seen the prices and the people endorsing it?
Matching List
Each argument commits only one fallacy, and the fallacy is only used once.
a. False Analogy
b. Appeal to Authority
c. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
d. Attacking the Person
e. Two Wrongs
f. Non Sequitur
g. Equivocation
h. False Dilemma
i. Black and White (Slippery Slope)
j. Hasty Generalization
k. Contrary-to-Fact Hypothesis
l. Ad Ignorantium
m. Appeal to Emotion
My answers
1. D
2. F.
3. k.
4. M.
5. B.
Can you please check my answers. Thank you
I agree.
I believe you are correct.
Your answers are mostly correct. However, please note that the fallacies in arguments 3 and 4 are not correctly identified. Here are the correct identifications:
1. Argument 1: D - Attacking the Person (This argument attacks the character of Clinton rather than addressing his ability to lead)
2. Argument 2: B - Appeal to Authority (This argument assumes that because Michael Jordan wore a certain brand, that brand must be the best)
3. Argument 3: C - Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc (This argument assumes that Jefferson's missed field goal is the direct cause of the difference in outcome without considering other factors)
4. Argument 4: M - Appeal to Emotion (This argument appeals to the emotional connection and love between a child and their mother)
5. Argument 5: F - Non Sequitur (This argument does not logically follow because it assumes that high prices and celebrity endorsements equate to the quality of the clothes)
So the correct answers are:
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. M
5. F
Great effort!