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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.