Fallacies of Relevance (Credit to TSU for most Qs)

"Mom, why can't I get my tongue pierced? Everyone else is doing it" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

"Most of my friends say they stopped thinking about philosophy the minute they got through the semester, so I know this class is worthless" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

"Imagine how sad it would be if the universe were to end by expanding and cooling until everything in the universe is unfathomably far away from everything else, lifeless and cold! So the universe must not be expanding and cooling" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

"Melvin: 'Why do I have to work weekends when nobody else in the company does?'

Boss: 'Am I sensing insubordination? I can find another employee very quickly, thanks to Craigslist, you know'" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

"You better go to drama camp this summer. If you don't, you'll be grounded all summer" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

"Student: Hey, Professor Moore, we shouldn't have to read this book by Freud. Everyone knows he used cocaine" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

"Socrates' arguments about human excellence are rubbish. What could a man as ugly as he know about human excellence" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

"Of course Marx' theories about the ideal society are bunk. The guy spent all his time in the library" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

"Lloyd: Can you allow time for more class discussion?

Prof. Schwartz: I don't want to give the entire class period over to some aimless nonsense" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man

"Senator Jackson is anti-woman. After all, he voted against anti-pornography legislation, so he is in favor of the sexual and violent exploitation of women" is an example of which fallacy?

• Appeal to Emotion

• Appeal to Force

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man