Question 1

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"Tell me this.If you aren't losing your hearing,then how come you can't hear so well.Well?"

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Question 2

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"A trans-American oil pipeline would be great for the economy.People against it just to
want to make it harder for us to drive big cars.They want to make us drive little tiny electric
cars that don't over 30 miles per hour and need to be charged up every night.Who wants
that!"

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Question 3

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"Pornography not a problem? Are you serious?"

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"Pornography...

Question 4

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"The assemblyman came out against the Marijuana Legalization Initiative a couple of
years ago.Maybe he's been reading the polls because now he's all for it.He doesn't convince
me."

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"The...

Question 5

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"After Sara got back from Cuba she raved about the wonderful health care there.
Spare me.I know Sarah.She would praise a communist country even if people were dying in
the streets."

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"After...

Question 6

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"Buy now while supplies last!"

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"Buy...

Question 7

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"And speaking of flip-flopping,our Secretary of State,Mr.Kerry,fought in the war in
Vietnam,then spoke out against it after he got home,and now he expects us to think his
foreign policy makes sense?"

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"And...

Question 8

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"Gun control is pointless.We can't stop every lunatic from getting his hand on a gun."

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This passage contains a false dichotomy fallacy by presenting only two extreme options (either complete gun control or no control at all) and not considering any potential middle ground or alternatives. It also contains a hasty generalization fallacy by assuming that all gun violence is committed by "lunatics" and ignoring other factors that can contribute to gun violence.

Question 9

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"Outlawing hate speech-the latest bright idea from so-called progressives."

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Question 10

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"Jasmine believes dogs think just like people,but just can't talk.And that's not her
looniest idea about dogs.I wouldn't take seriously any advice she gave you about your pup's
health."

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"Jasmine...

Question 11

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"The new Secretary of Defense says he'll prosecute the war in the Middle East in
accordance with current American policy.But you realize,don't you,that as soon as he got
home from Vietnam he began to criticize American policy there."

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"The...

Question 12

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"C'mon,only conspiracy-theory nuts believe stuff like that."

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"C'mon,only...

Question 13

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"Pryor's diatribe against gun control is flat-out nonsense.He probably doesn't believe
that stuff himself."

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Question 14

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"Malamutes are difficult to train.Have you ever seen one that isn't?"

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Question 15

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"Don't you just love hearing somebody [Michael Bloomberg,mayor of New York City]
who violated New York City's term limit law to run for mayor a third time lecturing us on
portion control? When it came to the portions of terms he could serve,he was insatiable."
-Rush Limbaugh

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"Don't...

Question 16

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"When Keith installed a new windshield for me he spent the whole time listening to
talk radio.If you hire him,don't pay attention to anything he says."

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Question 17

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Do you think you might learn something about farming by watching the Amish? Come on! Those people are still living in the 19^th century,or maybe the 18^th."

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Question 18

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"That Ehrman fellow started off as a fairly fundamentalist religious person,but after all
that education and study,he finally wound up being an atheist.His opinions about the
scriptures are not the ones you want to listen to."

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"That...

Question 19

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"You think drilling is less risky? I doubt it.That's just oil industry propaganda."

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"You...

Question 20

Identify any fallacies in the following passage.
"I will reduce your mortgage payments by 25 percent.Take the offer while you can.It is
a very good deal.If you don't,you can expect to hear from my friend,the sheriff."

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Quiz 6: Relevance Red Herringfallacies

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Tell me this.If you aren't losing your hearing,then how come you can't hear so well.Well?"

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Pornography not a problem? Are you serious?"

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "The assemblyman came out against the Marijuana Legalization Initiative a couple of years ago.Maybe he's been reading the polls because now he's all for it.He doesn't convince me."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "After Sara got back from Cuba she raved about the wonderful health care there. Spare me.I know Sarah.She would praise a communist country even if people were dying in the streets."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Buy now while supplies last!"

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "And speaking of flip-flopping,our Secretary of State,Mr.Kerry,fought in the war in Vietnam,then spoke out against it after he got home,and now he expects us to think his foreign policy makes sense?"

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Gun control is pointless.We can't stop every lunatic from getting his hand on a gun."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Outlawing hate speech-the latest bright idea from so-called progressives."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Jasmine believes dogs think just like people,but just can't talk.And that's not her looniest idea about dogs.I wouldn't take seriously any advice she gave you about your pup's health."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "The new Secretary of Defense says he'll prosecute the war in the Middle East in accordance with current American policy.But you realize,don't you,that as soon as he got home from Vietnam he began to criticize American policy there."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "C'mon,only conspiracy-theory nuts believe stuff like that."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Pryor's diatribe against gun control is flat-out nonsense.He probably doesn't believe that stuff himself."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Malamutes are difficult to train.Have you ever seen one that isn't?"

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "When Keith installed a new windshield for me he spent the whole time listening to talk radio.If you hire him,don't pay attention to anything he says."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Do you think you might learn something about farming by watching the Amish? Come on! Those people are still living in the 19th century,or maybe the 18th."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "That Ehrman fellow started off as a fairly fundamentalist religious person,but after all that education and study,he finally wound up being an atheist.His opinions about the scriptures are not the ones you want to listen to."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "You think drilling is less risky? I doubt it.That's just oil industry propaganda."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "I will reduce your mortgage payments by 25 percent.Take the offer while you can.It is a very good deal.If you don't,you can expect to hear from my friend,the sheriff."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage. "Do you think you might learn something about farming by watching the Amish? Come on! Those people are still living in the 19^th century,or maybe the 18^th."