Reference no: EM133287917

Assignment:

Smoking does not cause cancer because my grandfather smoked two packs per day for fifty years and died in his sleep at age ninety.

--Do you think this statement is persuasive or fallacious?

--If fallacious, identify the fallacies and explain how they render the argument non-persuasive.

--For which audiences would this statement appear potentially fallacious?

--Which audiences would be more likely to consider this statement persuasive?

Based on my observations of the two renters in our neighborhood, I have con­cluded that people who own their own homes take better care of them than those who rent. [This arguer provided detailed evidence about the house-caring prac­tices of the two renters and of the homeowners in the neighborhood.]

--Do you think this statement is persuasive or fallacious?

--If fallacious, identify the fallacies and explain how they render the argument non-persuasive.

--For which audiences would this statement appear potentially fallacious?

--Which audiences would be more likely to consider this statement persuasive?

If we pass legislation requiring mandatory registration of handguns, we'll open the door to eventual confiscation of hunting rifles.

--Do you think this statement is persuasive or fallacious?

--If fallacious, identify the fallacies and explain how they render the argument non-persuasive.

--For which audiences would this statement appear potentially fallacious?

--Which audiences would be more likely to consider this statement persuasive?

Those who support gun control are wrong because they believe that no one should have the right to defend himself or herself in any situation.

--Do you think this statement is persuasive or fallacious?

--If fallacious, identify the fallacies and explain how they render the argument non-persuasive.

--For which audiences would this statement appear potentially fallacious?

--Which audiences would be more likely to consider this statement persuasive?

We should question Mr. Robin Albertson's endorsement of charter schools because he is one of the major shareholders in a corporation that develops curriculum used in these schools.

--Do you think this statement is persuasive or fallacious?

--If fallacious, identify the fallacies and explain how they render the argument non-persuasive.

--For which audiences would this statement appear potentially fallacious?

--Which audiences would be more likely to consider this statement persuasive?