Identify the fallacy.

emotional appeal

An attack or reaction to the person rather than the person’s point/argument

11. Occurs when a series of increasingly superficial and unacceptable consequences is drawn

12. Occurs when the position of the opposition is twisted so that it is easier to refute

An argument that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.

I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her new school has one and I want her to fit in with the other kids.

Charlie: I think we should put more money into schools. Quality public education is so important.

Bob: So you’re saying we should cut military spending and spend it instead on more spiral notebooks and crayons? I guess you want our country to be a weak, defenseless target for terrorists.

My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him.

Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job.

If I don’t take this A.P. class, then I won’t do well on the exam. If I don’t do well on the A.P. exam, then I can’t get into a good college. If I can’t get into a good college, then I’ll never get a good job. If I can’t get a good job, then I’m going to have to live in my parents’ basement forever. Guess I’ll sign up for the A.P. class.

"Good morning! Have you gotten over the grouchy mood you were in?"

"The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university."

What is a logical fallacy?

Hannah argues that because her friend was brainwashed as a child into thinking that people are generally good, people are not generally good.

Name that fallacy:

Kirk drew a picture of a fish and a human with effusive disdain asked Richard if he really thought we were stupid enough to believe that a fish somehow turned into a human through just, like, random things happening over time.

Presuming that because a claim has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made, that it is necessarily wrong.

Moving the goalposts to create exceptions when a claim is shown to be false

Using double meanings or ambiguities of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth.

When the judge asked the defendant why he hadn't paid his parking fines, he said that he shouldn't have ot pay them because they sign said 'fine for parking here' and so he naturally presumed that it would be fine to park there.

Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument or creating a pattern to fit a presumption.

A circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise

manipulating an emotional response in place of a valid or compelling argument

Holly said that vaccinations caused autism in children, but her scientifically well-read friend Caleb said that this claim has been debunked and proven false.

Their friend Alice offered a compromise that vaccinations cause some autism.

Jason said that that was all cool and everything, but his grandfather smoked, like, 30 cigarettes a day and lived until 97--so don’t believe everything you read about meta analyses of sound studies showing proven causal relationships.

The medicine man rolled into town on his bandwagon offering various natural remedies, such as very special plain water. He said that it was only natural that people should be wary of “artificial” medicines such as antibiotics.

If You Eat Healthy, You’ll Live a Long, Healthy Life

Making whta could be called an appeal to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms fr flaws of an argument.

Our religion teaches people to be kind and peaceful and loving. Anyone who does evil acts certainly isn't acting in a loving manner, therefore they can't really be a true member of our religion, no matter what they say

Saying that a compromise,m or middle point, between two extremes is the truth

A month ago, a tree in Bill's yard was damaged in a storm. His neighbor, Joe, asked him to have the tree cut down so it would not fall on Joes new shed. Bill refused to do this. Two days ago another storm blew the tree onto Joe's new shed. Joe demanded that Joe pay the cost of repairs, which was $250. Bill said that he wasn't going to pay a cent. Obviously, the best solution is to reach a compromise between the two extremes, so Bill should pay Joe $125 dollars.

Moving the goalposts to create exceptions when a claim is shown to be false.

Edward Johns claimed to be psychic, but when his “abilities” were tested under proper scientific conditions, they magically disappeared.

Edward explained this saying that one had to have faith in his abilities for them to work.

Asking a question that has an assumption built into it so that it can’t be answered without appearing guilty.

Grace and Helen were both romantically interested in Brad. One day, with Brad sitting within earshot, Grace asked in an inquisitive tone whether Helen was having any problems with a fungal infection.

Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove.

Bertrand declares that a teapot is, at this very moment, in orbit around the Sun between the Earth and Mars, and that because no one can prove him wrong his claim is therefore a valid one.

Believing that “runs” occur to statistically independent phenomena such as roulette wheel spins.

Red had come up six times in a row on the roulette wheel, so Greg knew that it was close to certain that black would be next up. Suffering an economic form of natural selection with this thinking, he soon lost all of his savings.

Judging something good or bad on the basis of where it comes from, or from whom it comes.

The makers of Sugarette Candy Drinks point to research showing that of the five countries where Sugarette drinks sell the most units, three of them are in the top ten healthiest countries on Earth, therefore Sugarette drinks are healthy.