Match the following passages with the fallacy committed. Only one instance of a
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Match the following passages with the fallacy committed. Only one instance of a fallacy is used.(Answer Choose...Appeal to Popularity Slippery Slope Equivocation Post HocFaulty Appeal to Composition False Dilemma)
First we teach them about sex, then we put condoms in the school washrooms, next thing you know, we'll be taking them on field day trips to strip clubs!
The team will win the championship, their star player is fantastic. The government has no right to force me to pay the new tax. They have the right to govern over those who elected them but I didn't vote so they don't have any right over me. I'm against giving aid to countries where people are starving. We will never be able to feed everyone so it's a waste of time even trying. Stranger Things is a great television show! Everyone watches it!First we teach them about sex, then we put condoms in the school washrooms, next thing you know, we'll be taking them on field day trips to strip clubs!
Explanation / Answer
Appeal to Populace: Stranger things is a great show! Everybody watches it; as it is considered a 'good show' due to the fact that most people watch it, is not a logical argument.
Slippery slop: First we teach them about sex, then we put condoms in the school washrooms, next thing you know, we'll be taking them on field day trips to strip clubs! - A minor action will not always leads to a major consequence.
Equivocation: The government has no right to force me to pay the new tax. They have the right to govern over those who elected them but I didn't vote so they don't have any right over me. - ambiguous usage of a key term 'tax' with no correlation between the two sentences of the statement leads to the fallacy of equivocation.
Post Hoc: The team will win the championship, their star player is fantastic.- The fact y will not necessarily lead to the event Y, star player does not necessitate winning.
False Dilemma: I'm against giving aid to countries where people are starving. We will never be able to feed everyone so it's a waste of time even trying. This fallacy takes place when the premise has not been proved either false or true and the conclusion is made on the basis of the premise. It is not an either or situation and cannot be used to exercise choice.
Post Hoc: The team will win the championship, their star player is fantastic.- The fact y will not necessarily lead to the event Y, star player does not necessitate winning.
False Dilemma: I'm against giving aid to countries where people are starving. We will never be able to feed everyone so it's a waste of time even trying. This fallacy takes place when the premise has not been proved either false or true and the conclusion is made on the basis of the premise. It is not an either or situation and cannot be used to exercise choice.
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