Rhetorical Fallacies

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Fair trade agreements have raised the quality of life for coffee producers, so fair trade agreements could be used to help other farmers as well. 

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According to the Murphy Corporation study, when teachers’ salaries are raised in a district, more high quality teachers are hired, and teacher morale is higher. When teachers’ salaries are lowered, the study found that more teachers left the profession and a higher percentage of teachers were hired without a credential. 

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My sister is a teacher, and she often has trouble paying her bills. She is an excellent teacher, dedicated to her students, funny, warm, loving, and yet, she can only afford to live in a tiny apartment. 

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If children are our future, as we often say, we should understand that investing in their intellectual development is a necessary step for securing the future of all Americans. Investing in our teachers is investing in our children. 

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Find the Fallacy: "Andrea Dworkin has written several books arguing that the media harms women when it comes to body image. But Dworkin is an ugly, bitter person, so you shouldn't listen to her."

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Populum

Find the Fallacy: "I know the exam is graded based on performance, but you should give me an A. My cat has been sick, my car broke down, and I've had a cold, so it was really hard for me to study!" 

• Non Sequitur
• Bandwagon
• Poisoning the Well
• Appeal to Pity

Find the Fallacy: "My roommate said her philosophy class was hard, and the one I'm in is hard, too. All philosophy classes must be hard!” 

• Red Herring
• Loaded Language
• Poisoning the Well
• Hasty Generalization