Ch16-Call A Foul

Question 1

rhetoric is an open palm, dialectic a closed fist

Answer 1

X

Question 2

power fallacy

Answer 2

The person on top wants it so it must be good

Question 3

Some times there is only likely and unlikely not right or wrong

Answer 3

X

Question 4

good money after bad money fallacy

Answer 4

People are willing to spend more to avoid the risk of small loss

After all we spent we can not stop now
A: if it were double or nothing bet do you think odds would be good enough to do it?

Question 5

When some one takes offense at you

Answer 5

Im sorry how would you have put it?

I find that offensive. that’s just the kind of politics every one uses…

Question 6

fallacy: wrong tense

Answer 6

Bad politician: you are attacking senior citizens

Good politician: we should not talk about seniors in isolation

Question 7

Try this is meeting

Answer 7

that is just wrong answer;
That a good moral lesson but since when it is immoral to save taxpayers money while helping seniors

Strategy: grant a concession but reiterate your opinion in a highly moral terms

Question 8

If opponents keeps sticking to present or past

Answer 8

Then call the foul

Let’s get beyond all the blaming, all of us want to know how to deal with this issue

Question 9

try this on stubborn people

Answer 9

Bring up an example that their way has failed
And say if that’s the right way I think I go with a wrong way

If loving you is wrong I don’t want to be right

Question 10

Argue with stubborn people

Answer 10

If we can not have discussion that gets us somewhere or make everyone happy there is no use in talking to you

Question 11

Try this with a sophist when they try to humiliate you

Answer 11

So bob the answer to the problems of this city is that I am a jerk was that helpful to anyone?

Question 12

Try this with boss: benign innuendo

Answer 12

What do you think about your boss
He is very particular about his ties

Question 13

Try this on a moron:

Answer 13

Try to throw back the fallacy “so purple is a fruit. So since your skin is tan that makes you a pair of khakis

Question 14

We try on reality the way we try on. Cloths to see if it matches our political or personal complexion

Answer 14

X

Question 15

Trust is science attract a bigger audience and you can persuade them with facts

Answer 15

Logos of the argument depends on pathos of audience and how they feel about the facts

Question 16

Truthiness

Answer 16

To believe the facts that feel right instead of relying on science or journalism or statistics

Question 17

Threat

Answer 17

You can choose from thee 3

You will take the lessons and you ok like it