4. On the whole, I think global warming is a farce. After all, most people think

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4. On the whole, I think global warming is a farce. After all, most people
think winters are getting colder, if anything. How could that many peo-
ple be wrong?
a. “argument” from outrage
b. “argument” from popularity
c. straw man
d. no fallacy

5. MARCO: I think global warming is a farce.
CLAUDIA: Oh, gad. How can you say such a thing, when there is so much
evidence behind the theory?
MARCO: Because. Look. If it isn’t a farce, then how come the world is
colder now than it used to be?
a. begging the question
b. subjectivism
c. red herring
d. circumstantial ad hominem
e. no fallacy

6. Of course you should buy a life insurance policy! Why shouldn’t you?
a. smoke screen/red herring
b. wishful thinking
c. scare tactics
d. peer pressure argument
e. misplacing the burden of proof

7. My opponent, Mr. London, has charged me with having cheated on my
income tax. My response is, When are we going to get this campaign out
of the gutter? Isn’t it time we stood up and made it clear that vilification
has no place in politics?
a. smoke screen/red herring
b. wishful thinking
c. “argument” from common practice
d. “argument” from popularity
e. circumstantial ad hominem

8. Look, even if Bush did lie about the WMD threat, what’s the surprise?
Clinton lied about having sex with that intern, and Bush’s own father
lied about raising taxes.
a. smoke screen/red herring
b. straw man
c. false dilemma
d. inconsistency ad hominem
e. common practice

9. If cigarettes aren’t bad for you, then how come it’s so hard on your health
to smoke?
a. circumstantial ad hominem
b. genetic fallacy
c. slippery slope
d. begging the question

10. Global warming? I don’t care what the scientists say. Just ’cause it’s true
for them doesn’t make it true for me.
a. smoke screen/red herring
b. subjectivism
c. “argument” from tradition
d. “argument” from common practice

Explanation / Answer

4. On the whole, I think global warming is a farce. After all, most people
think winters are getting colder, if anything. How could that many people be wrong?

b. “argument” from popularity

5. MARCO: I think global warming is a farce.
CLAUDIA: Oh, gad. How can you say such a thing, when there is so much
evidence behind the theory?
MARCO: Because. Look. If it isn’t a farce, then how come the world is
colder now than it used to be?
a. begging the question

6. Of course you should buy a life insurance policy! Why shouldn’t you?
b. wishful thinking

7. My opponent, Mr. London, has charged me with having cheated on my
income tax. My response is, When are we going to get this campaign out
of the gutter? Isn’t it time we stood up and made it clear that vilification has no place in politics?
e. circumstantial ad hominem

8. Look, even if Bush did lie about the WMD threat, what’s the surprise?
Clinton lied about having sex with that intern, and Bush’s own father
lied about raising taxes.
a. smoke screen/red herring

9. If cigarettes aren’t bad for you, then how come it’s so hard on your health
to smoke?
d. begging the question

10. Global warming? I don’t care what the scientists say. Just ’cause it’s true for them doesn’t make it true for me.
d. “argument” from common practice

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