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Identify whether each statement is or is not a logical fallacy.

 

1. Then select the statement that indicates why My uncle suffered from debilitating neck pain for years. He finally visited an acupuncturist. He no longer has any neck pain.

 

This _____   a logical fallacy because:

 

A) It uses faulty reasoning to draw a conclusion about the uncle’s pain relief.

B) It exposes acupuncturists as being cheats and liars.

C) It isn’t making an argument; it presents a fact about the uncle and his neck pain.

 

2. Ginger has moved to four apartments in five years. Clearly, she is too unsteady to be a senior manager.

This    a logical fallacy because:

 

A) it makes an unfair comparison between Ginger and a senior manager.

B) It isn’t making an argument; it presents a fact about Ginger.

C) It attacks Ginger instead of addressing her qualifications to be a senior manager.

 

3.  I’m going to cheat on my homework. All of my classmates are doing it, so there is no reason for me to do mine the proper way.

 

This_____    a logical fallacy because:

 

A) It isn’t making an argument; it presents a fact about homework.

B) It makes an unfair comparison between homework and class work.

C) It takes advantage of a common view to persuade the reader to believe that it is okay to cheat on homework.

 

4.  Ralph Steinman won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2011 for his “personalized” approach to treating cancer.

 

This______    a logical fallacy because:

 

A) It makes an ad hominem attack against Steinman’s character.

B) It provides factual evidence.

C) It selects the opposition’s weakest argumentative point: Steinman’s approach to treating cancer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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