Are you for or against the war on terrorism

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1. Question : Inferring a claim based on data is deductive logic, but what happens when the inference circumvents logical reasoning?

Student Answer: No one will understand you.

A fallacy has been committed.

One has proven to be a good logician.

One ought to use inductive reasoning.

The syllogism is sound.

2. Question : A car salesman says this, in order to get you to buy a new car from him:

"Buddy! You gotta buy this car. You've seen the commercials where Governor Ahnold is driving this car, haven't you? You want to be like him, right?"

This type of faulty logic is an example of _____.
Student Answer: hasty generalization
appeal to authority
false dilemma
false analogy
free wheeling

3. Question : Are you for or against the war on terrorism?

What fallacy is operating here?
Student Answer: Appeal to fear
Straw man
Circumlocution
Appeal to false authority
False dilemma

4. Question : All used car salesmen are crooks.

One of them sold me a lemon.

Beware. Be cautious.

What kind of fallacy is operating here?
Student Answer: Hasty generalization
Appeal to authority
Special pleading
Ad hominem reasoning
Circumlocution

5. Question : Measuring our country's health by measuring the consumption of petroleum

is like measuring a person's health my how much medical care he or she buys.

What kind of fallacy is operating here?
Student Answer: Hasty generalization
Questionable statistics
False analogy
Invalid in form
Confusing assumptions with facts

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