QUESTION 37 Karen bought a new red 2014 Subaru Forester, and she says she gets g
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QUESTION 37
Karen bought a new red 2014 Subaru Forester, and she says she gets great gas mileage. Tony, who has the same driving habits as Karen, also bought a new 2014 Subaru Forester - a blue one. Probably he gets good gas mileage too.
Accident
No fallacy
Begging the question
Weak analogy
Composition
10 points
QUESTION 38
Ladies and Gentlemen, the minds of our children are in jeopardy. Today a reckless band of heathen teachers is shoving Darwinism down our children's throats. This mindless theory holds that human beings, the children of God, developed from mere monkeys. It holds that blind accident accounts for all life. Down with this godless theory! Fire these teachers! Return God to the classroom!
Red herring
Appeal to the people
Appeal to force
Missing the point
Appeal to ignorance
10 points
QUESTION 39
More people in the U.S. drink Budweiser more than any other beer. Clearly, then, if you drink beer, you should drink Bud.
Appeal to ignorance
Hasty generalization
Weak analogy
No fallacy
Appeal to the people
10 points
QUESTION 40
Oak trees are shady. Shady things are not to be trusted. Therefore, oak trees are not to be trusted.
Amphiboly
False cause
Missing the point
Begging the question
Equivocation
Accident
No fallacy
Begging the question
Weak analogy
Composition
Explanation / Answer
37. The correct answer is Option B. This example does not contain any fallacy.
38. The correct answer is Option D. This example illustrates the fallacy of missing the point.
39. The correct answer is Option E. This example illustrates the fallacy of appeal to the people.
40. The correct answer is Option E. This example illustrates the fallacy of equivocation.