PHIL 170 Recap Questions With Solutions
A crust of bread is better than nothing. Nothing is better than true love. Therefore, a crust of bread is better than true love. - Equivocation
.All men are mortal. Therefore, some day man will disappear from the earth. - Composition
.An atomic bomb...
A crust of bread is better than nothing. Nothing is better than true love. Therefore, a
crust of bread is better than true love. - Equivocation
.All men are mortal. Therefore, some day man will disappear from the earth. -
Composition
.An atomic bomb causes more damage than a conventional bomb. Therefore, during
WWII more damage was caused by atomic bombs than by conventional bombs -
Suppressed evidence
.Animal rights activists say that animals are abused in biomedical research labs. But
consider this: Pets are abused by their owners every day. Probably 25% of pet owners
should never get near animals. Some cases of abuse are enough to make you sick. -
Red Herring
.Certainly Miss Malone will be capable and efficient at managing. She has a great
figure, a gorgeous face, tremendous poise, and dresses fashionably. - Missing the point
.Childhood obesity is a major problem these days. Obvious our public health officials
have no been doing their job. - False cause
.Criminals are basically stupid, because anyone who isn't basically stupid wouldn't be a
criminal - Begging the question
.Dan Marino, former quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, argues that NutriSystem is a
great weight loss program. But that's exactly what you would expect, given that Marino
owns stock in NutriSystem. Thus, you shouldn't take his arguments seriously. - Ad
Hominem
.Dear International Revenue Service: I received a notice that my taxes are being
audited for last year. But you have no right to do this. The deadline for filing a return
was April 15, and I filed my tax return on April 12-a full 3 days before the deadline -
Missing the point
.During the 50 years that Mr. Jones worked, he contributed $90,000 to Social Security,
Now that he is retired he stands to collect $200,000 from the system. Obviously he will
collect a much greater monetary value than he contributed - Suppressed evidence
.Each and every brick in the completely brick-faced Wainright Building has a reddish
brown color. Therefore, the Wainright Building has a reddish brown color. - No fallacy
, .Either Meg Ryan or Britney Spears is a popular singer. Meg Ryan is not a popular
singer. Therefore, Britney Spears is a popular singer. - No fallacy
.Either we have prayer in our schools or morality of our society will disintegrate. We
don't want the morality of our society to disintegrate so we will have prayer in our
schools. - False dichotomy
.Either we require forced sterilization of Third World peoples or the world population will
explode and all of us will die. We certainly don't want to die, so we must require forced
sterilization - False dichotomy
.Either you marry me right now or I'll kill myself. You don't want me to kill myself so you'll
marry me right now. - False dichotomy
.Either you're with us or the terrorists. You aren't with the terrorists so you're with us. -
False Dichotomy
.Emily has bought over 100 tickets on the weekly state lottery, and she has never won
anything. Therefore, the likelihood increases ever week that she will win something if
she continues to buy tickets - False cause
.Environmentalists accuse use of blocking the plan to convert Antartica into a world
park. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Antartica is a huge continent
teeming with life . It is home of millions of penguins, seals, sea loins, and birds. Also,
great school fish and whales inhabit the waters. - Red herring
.Erica Evans, who takes orders at the local Taco Bell, argues persuasively in favor of
increasing the minimum wage. But this is exactly what you would expect. Erica is paid
minimum wage, and if the minimum wage, then her own salary will go up. Obviously
Erica's arguments are worthless. - Ad hominem
.Every member of the Delta Club is over 70 years old. Therefore, the Delta Club must
be over 70 years old. - Composition
.Every sentence in this paragraph is will written. There the paragraph is will written -
Composition
.Extensive laboratory tests have failed to prove any deleterious side effects of the new
painkiller. We conclude that the painkiller is safe for human consumption - no fallacy
.Good steaks are so rare these days, so don't order yours well done - Equivocation
.Humanitarian groups have argued in favor of housing for the poor. unfortunately, these
high-density projects have been tried in the past and have failed. In no time they turn
into ghettos with astronomical rates of crime and delinquency. Clearly, these
humanitarian arguments are not what they seem. - Strawman
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