Question 1

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
Oh-oh! The alarm went off! We must have a burglar.

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Question 2

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
Anybody who is well-informed must read at least one newspaper every day,and Murray reads two newspapers daily.So we can agree that Murray is a well-informed person.

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Question 3

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
There was not one exercise in Don's program that should have caused him back pain.So I can't see how his back trouble is the result of his exercise program.

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Question 4

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
Been playing Lotto for years and haven't won a dime.I'm due.

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Question 5

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
Daryl likes to race cars.I bet he will become a professional race car driver rather than something boring like a retail salesperson or office clerk.

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Question 6

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
Every event is caused;therefore the sum total of events is caused.

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Question 7

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
If the president is right,we need immigration reform.If the vice president is right,we need immigration reform.Therefore,if the president is right,the vice president is right.

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Question 8

In the following passage,is an explanation clearly being offered as an excuse or justification?
Obama says the Secret Service cancelled the White House tours? Yeah,right.He's just trying to duck the complaints.

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Question 9

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
Hard to believe,but jockey's wearing pink have won the last four races.Do you know how unlikely it is that it could happen a fifth time in a row? Bet on a horse with different colors this time.

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Question 10

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
I was tested for allergic reaction to cats,and the test said I am indeed allergic.The test I was given says "yes" 90% of the time when people really do have the allergy and it says "yes" 10% of the time when people really do not have it.So more than likely I have the allergy,which is unlucky since only 1% of the population has this affliction.

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Question 11

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage.
The last four races have been won by horses whose jockeys were wearing pink.I think there's something about colors going on here-I'd bet on whatever horse has a jockey in pink for the next race.

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Question 12

To think that what holds true of a group automatically holds true of the individuals in the group is known as the fallacy of
A)composition.
B)division.
C)accident.
D)hasty generalization.

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The fallacy of division occurs when one assumes that what is true of a group as a whole is also true for each individual member of the group.

Quiz 8: Formal Fallacies and Fallacies of Language

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. Oh-oh! The alarm went off! We must have a burglar.

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. Anybody who is well-informed must read at least one newspaper every day,and Murray reads two newspapers daily.So we can agree that Murray is a well-informed person.

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. There was not one exercise in Don's program that should have caused him back pain.So I can't see how his back trouble is the result of his exercise program.

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. Been playing Lotto for years and haven't won a dime.I'm due.

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. Daryl likes to race cars.I bet he will become a professional race car driver rather than something boring like a retail salesperson or office clerk.

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. Every event is caused;therefore the sum total of events is caused.

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. If the president is right,we need immigration reform.If the vice president is right,we need immigration reform.Therefore,if the president is right,the vice president is right.

In the following passage,is an explanation clearly being offered as an excuse or justification? Obama says the Secret Service cancelled the White House tours? Yeah,right.He's just trying to duck the complaints.

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. Hard to believe,but jockey's wearing pink have won the last four races.Do you know how unlikely it is that it could happen a fifth time in a row? Bet on a horse with different colors this time.

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage. The last four races have been won by horses whose jockeys were wearing pink.I think there's something about colors going on here-I'd bet on whatever horse has a jockey in pink for the next race.

To think that what holds true of a group automatically holds true of the individuals in the group is known as the fallacy of