Methods of Philosophizing, part 4

Methods of Philosophizing, part 4

Fallacies

What are FALLACIES?

These are defects of FAILS in logic that occur and weaken arguments.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the fallacy post hoc?

• If I don't graduate on time, then I won't go to a good college. If I don't go to a good college, then I won't get a good job, and my life will be ruined forever.

• After the lockdown was issued, crime rate went down. The lockdown caused the crime rate to go down.

• When I ate sinigang in a restaurant in El Nido, I felt sick. Therefore, all sinigang in El Nido are rotten.

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Multiple Choice

Which fallacy is the following an example of?

Murderers should be executed because they are killers.

• Hasty generalization

• Red herring

• False dichotomy

• Begging the question

Begging the question does one of the two:

• Relies on a premise that says the same thing as the conclusion

• Ignores an important (but questionable) assumption

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Multiple Choice

Which fallacy is the following an example of?

If you love our country, you must support the government unconditionally. If you don’t support the government, then you must be a terrorist.

• Hasty generalization

• Red herring

• False dichotomy

• Begging the question

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When the premises of an argument do support a particular conclusion, but not the conclusion that the arguer actually draws, then the argument is MISSING THE POINT.  

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Multiple Choice

Which fallacy is the following an example of?

We should support the death penalty - even important figures like Manny Pacquiao support it!

• Appeal to ignorance

• Appeal to authority

• Appeal to pity

• Straw man

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Multiple Choice

Which fallacy is the following an example of?

People have been trying for years to prove that God does not exist. But no one has yet been able to prove it. Therefore, God exists.

• Appeal to ignorance

• Appeal to authority

• Appeal to pity

• Straw man

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