Exam 7: Induction Fallacies

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Caffeinated coffee is bad for your nervous system.Just ask anybody,including coffee drinkers."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. I've seen brochures depicting the scenery in the Ozark Mountains,and it's beautiful.I'm even thinking of retiring to Arkansas,since it's clearly such a beautiful state.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "I don't think the S.E.C.should be able to require corporations to disclose their political donations.I wouldn't want some federal regulator going through my checkbook.It's none of their business what people do with their money."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or,where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text,by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. Toads do too cause warts.People have known that for centuries.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "I have every right to burn tires in my back yard.It's a free country."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or,where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text,by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "The problem isn't really with banning assault weapons;heck,I personally think it's stupid to want to own an assault weapon.The problem is that,once the government realizes that an assault weapons ban is not resulting in fewer gunshot victims,it will turn to semi-automatic weapons and require registration of them.But,of course,that won't reduce the number of victims either.We might finally get to a point where there are no more gunshot victims,but it'll only be after all guns have been banned and the ones out there now have all turned to rust."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. first bicycle rider:How come when we coast downhill you always go so much faster than I? second bicycle rider:Because I'm heavier.Heavier things fall faster. third bicycle rider:Wait a minute.I thought that was what Galileo proved wrong. second bicycle rider:C'mon! That's only common sense.Heavy things are bound to fall faster.Just look at how fast I coast-and I'm the heaviest.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Hey,it works! After I sprinkled Arm and Hammer around the sink,the ants disappeared."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or,where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text,by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. he:They're nice speakers,but we can't really afford them. she:Why in heaven not? he:If we buy them,next thing you know we'll want to buy a new receiver to go with them,then a CD player,then a new tape deck,and on and on.We can't afford all that stuff.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "The sign said no left turn,so I didn't turn left to avoid the accident."

As Harold is driving down the road from Glenn County to Montclair,he crosses into Salem County and notices that the pavement deteriorates."I guess they don't keep up their roads very well in this county," he says.The sample in this passage is

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "They want to make it illegal for a running back to hit someone with his helmet? Next thing you know they won't even allow tackling."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "It is hazardous to use a cell while driving,so you shouldn't have called 911 on your cell."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "People who read a lot are less apt to suffer from dementia.So we recommend reading for all our older patients."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Officer,I had the right of way.So it didn't matter that he was in the intersection."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Man to his wife:Poopsie,I bought a lot of this soap.Everyone at the Amway party said it works great."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "We had the worst inflation of my lifetime in the late '70s,then Ronald Reagan got elected and during his term in office it dropped from over thirteen percent to about four percent.Shows you what a smart president can do."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "After his friends and relatives said a prayer for Pete,his cancer went into remission."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. Bill bought one of those Burn-Rite wood stoves last year,and it smoked up his house all winter.Those stoves are not worth the high prices they get for them.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Allison Fischer [a world-famous pool player] played snooker before she turned to American style 9-ball.It had to be the snooker that made her such a fine 9-ball player."