ch15-spot fallacies

Question 1

ask yourself 4 questions

Answer 1

if proof holds up
am i given the right number of choices
does the proof lead to the conclusion

who cares?

Question 2

bad proof

Answer 2

false comparison
bad example
ignorance as proof

Question 3

wrong number of choices

Answer 3

only offers two when more are available

Question 4

disconnected proof and conclusion

Answer 4

tautology: proof and conclusion are the same
red herring:sneaky arguments
wrong ending: proof doesn’t lead to conclusion

Question 5

The false comparison- all natural fallacy

Answer 5

Made with all natural ingredients

members of the same family share all the same traits

Question 6

when everyone does it?

Answer 6

Don’t you want to stand above the crowd

Question 7

Appeal to popularity

Answer 7

because all the other kids get to, I should too

Reducito ad absurdum: reducing arguments to absurdity

what if all the other kids want to jump of the cliff- false comparison

Question 8

Fallacy of antecedent: my dog does not bite

Answer 8

I don’t need to slow down, I have not had an accident before

No one is DOA a second time

Question 9

False analogy : I can do this well so can do that unrelated thing just as well

Answer 9

I am a successful businessman. Elect me mayor and I ll run the city

I will vote for you if you give me dividends

Question 10

unit fallacy: one apple plus one orange equals two apples

Answer 10

unit price for detergent

Question 11

Bad example fallacy: the example doesn’t support the conclusion

Answer 11

Seeing all these crime on tv makes me want to lock up my kids

Question 12

generalization fallacy: hasty

Answer 12

The intern from Yale was great let’s get another one

Question 13

ignorance fallacy: what we can not prove cannot exist

Answer 13

The lab results are negative
So there is nothing wrong with you

Question 14

Tautology fallacy: repeat in different way

Answer 14

Cowboys win because they are
The better team

Question 15

Many questions fallacy

Answer 15

skip the first part and merge into second

do you support gov financed abortion and a woman’s right to choose?

I support a woman’s right to choose gov free abortion

Question 16

complex cause fallacy

Answer 16

only one cause gets the blame for sth that has many causes

if you are so smart why aren’t you rich?
lots of things can make you rich smart is not a sufficient casue

Question 17

Red herring Fallacy: switch the subject

Answer 17

if the glove does not fit the Jury should acquit

Question 18

The straw man: red herring over easier an fight

Answer 18

some activists will only see another opportunity to push government as parent, but parents make the best decisions about what is appropriate for family

deflect the argument to interference rather than poor industry stats

Question 19

slippery slop fallacy: allowing this will lead to that

Answer 19

if i let you do this then i have to do it for others

Question 20

Chanticleer fallacy: after this, therefore because of this

Answer 20

our newspaper is a big success, after we started it, alumni giving went up

Question 21

best reply to slippery slop

Answer 21

take their premise and solemnly oppose it to absurdum