QUESTION 21 Members of the jury, surely defendant Jones is not guilty of kidnapp
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QUESTION 21
Members of the jury, surely defendant Jones is not guilty of kidnapping the little girl. Jones loves children dearly, and during the first ten years of his marriage he prayed every day for a child. Finally, his wife gave birth to a little boy, but then she and the boy were killed in a car accident
Slippery slope
No fallacy
Appeal to pity
Appeal to the people
Appeal to force
10 points
QUESTION 22
New York is located in the United States. Therefore, native born New Yorkers are native born Americans.
Begging the question
Weak analogy
Composition
No fallacy
Missing the point
10 points
QUESTION 23
George argues that prize fighting should be outlawed. But many prize fighters have been great athletes¾Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis, Rocky Marciano, and Joe Louis, to name just a few. Clearly George is mistaken
No fallacy
Red herring
Appeal to unqualified authority
False cause
Straw man
10 points
QUESTION 24
Michelle said she saw a man get run over by a car while standing on her porch. We can only conclude that her porch was severely damaged
False dichotomy
Straw man
No fallacy
Equivocation
Amphiboly
Slippery slope
No fallacy
Appeal to pity
Appeal to the people
Appeal to force
Explanation / Answer
21. The correct answer is Option C. This example illustrates the fallacy of appeal to pity.
22. The correct answer is Option C. This example illustrates the fallacy of composition.
23. The correct answer is Option B. This example illustrates the fallacy of red herring.
24. The correct answer is Option E. This example illustrates the fallacy of amphiboly.
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