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Question 15

Using Exercise 9-12 on page 276 of your text as an example, determine the truth value of the second claim (b) based on that given for the first claim (a).

Question 14

Using Exercise 9-12 on page 276 of your text as an example, determine the truth value of the second claim (b) based on that given for the first claim (a).

Question 13

Using Exercise 9-12 on page 276 of your text as an example, determine the truth value of the second claim (b) based on that given for the first claim (a).

Question 12

Using Exercise 9-12 on page 276 of your text as an example, determine the truth value of the second claim (b) based on that given for the first claim (a).

Question 11

Using Exercise 9-12 on page 276 of your text as an example, determine the truth value of the second claim (b) based on that given for the first claim (a).

Question 10

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language that appear in the following passage: This institution is well known for its liberal thinkers. Therefore, each person in this institution is a liberal thinker.

Question 9

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language that appear in the following passage: Professor Stooler wants to conserve clean air and water. If that doesn't make him a Conservative, I don't know what does.

Question 8

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language that appear in the following passage: Of course, the girl was carrying binoculars! The witness said he saw her with binoculars.

Question 7

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language that appear in the following passage:

Mark: Jessica got low grades in this semester due to the recent demise of her father.

Judy: Oh, so now you're trying to excuse her low grades?

Question 6

Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language that appear in the following passage: If you are rich, then your car is something like a Mercedes or a Bentley. Oh! Is that your Bentley, you rich old thing, you?

Question 5

Identify the type of fallacy that appears in the following passage: You start talking to these door-to-door missionaries, before you can blink they will be dragging you off to their church."

Question 4

Identify the type of fallacy that appears in the following passage: It was a mistake giving the Oscar to Daniel Day-Lewis. A survey the very next day showed more people thought Ben Affleck deserved it.

Question 3

Identify the type of fallacy that appears in the following passage: Evil spirits are making him sick.

Question 2

Identify the type of fallacy that appears in the following passage: "Look, we make people buy liability car insurance, so there's no reason to complain about making people buy liability insurance when they buy a gun."

Question 1

Identify the type of generalization fallacy that appears in the following passage:

Overheard: "You don't think this country is in a slump? Get real. George here was laid off before Memorial Day, and Howie's wife and a whole bunch of other people lost their jobs when the Safeway over on Jeffrey closed down. These are tough times."