Question 41 I saw the dean of the college on Tuesday, and she was drunk. I bet s

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Question 41

I saw the dean of the college on Tuesday, and she was drunk. I bet she gets drunk every night of the week. How terrible!

a.       Appeal to Unqualified Authority

b.       Appeal to Ignorance

c.       Hasty Generalization

d.       False Cause

e.       Slippery Slope

f.        Weak Analogy

g.       No Fallacy

Question 42

I have confirmed that this roulette wheel is not weighted, fixed, or tampered with in any way. But it has come up red for the past 15 spins. Because of this, it s more likely to come up on black on the next spin.

h.       Appeal to Unqualified Authority

i.         Appeal to Ignorance

j.         Hasty Generalization

k.       False Cause

l.         Slippery Slope

m.     Weak Analogy

n.       No Fallacy

Question 43

Recently I went to dinner with 4 or 5 people from Chicago, and they were all wearing fancy, expensive clothes. I concluded that most people in Chicago wear fancy, expensive clothes.

o.       Appeal to Unqualified Authority

p.       Appeal to Ignorance

q.       Hasty Generalization

r.        False Cause

s.        Slippery Slope

t.        Weak Analogy

u.       No Fallacy

Question 44

Last night I visited the homeless shelter in my town, and there were more women than men in that shelter. I guess these days, women go homeless more often than men.

v.       Appeal to Unqualified Authority

w.     Appeal to Ignorance

x.       Hasty Generalization

y.       False Cause

z.       Slippery Slope

aa.   Weak Analogy

bb.   No Fallacy

Question 45

Statistically, the more homeless shelters a community has, the more crime it has. So, if they build a homeless shelter down the street, it would tend to cause crime to increase in our neighborhood.

cc.    Appeal to Unqualified Authority

dd.   Appeal to Ignorance

ee.   Hasty Generalization

ff.      False Cause

gg.   Slippery Slope

hh.   Weak Analogy

ii.       No Fallacy

Question 46

Most blind African Americans become famous musicians. Just look at Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Blake, Blind Willie McTell, and Blind Lemon Jefferson.

jj.       Appeal to Unqualified Authority

kk.    Appeal to Ignorance

ll.       Hasty Generalization

mm.                       False Cause

nn.   Slippery Slope

oo.   Weak Analogy

pp.   No Fallacy

Question 47

Justin Timberlake is a well-loved singer, actor, and comedian, who has appeared in numerous TV shows and magazines, and has been photographed millions of times. He recommends Sony cameras for sharper images. In light of this, it would be foolish to buy any other brand.

a.       Appeal to Unqualified Authority

b.       Appeal to Ignorance

c.       Hasty Generalization

d.       False Cause

e.       Slippery Slope

f.        Weak Analogy

g.       No Fallacy

Question 48

God wants us to eat animals. We know this because when God put animals on Earth, he intended for us to eat them.

Question 49

I would be safer if I had a gun, and you would be safer if you had a gun. In fact, any person would be safer if he or she had a gun. Therefore, if we all had guns, we would all be much safer than we are now.

Question 50

The violation of any law is punishable by the government authorities. And the law of Gravity is a law, so violations of gravity are punishable by the government authorities.

Explanation / Answer

Question 41

Option c) Hasty generalisation

Question 42

Option n) No fallacy

Question 43

Option q) Hasty generalisation

Question 44

Option x) Hasty generalisation

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