Chapter 13: Review Test 6
 
Fallacies in Logical Thought

A. Choose the fallacy used in each of the following items.

      1. Legalize gambling in this community or accept widespread poverty as a way of life.  

 
 
 
 


      2. Laurelyn is constantly tired because she suffers from fatigue.  

 
 
 
 


      3. Don't listen to Ross Clinker's call for higher taxes; he has the wealth to take advantage of loopholes in tax laws so he won't be affected.  

 
 
 
 


      4. I took Cold-B-Gone, and three days later, my cold was gone.  

 
 
 
 


      5. Mathematics should not be a required general education course because it raises the cost of a college education.  

 
 
 
 


      B. Choose the propaganda technique used in each of the following items.

6. Those who support cloning are social engineers attempting to change society as we know it.  

 
 
 
 


      7. Your donations will ensure that the good fight for morality and justice will continue. Give generously today!  

 
 
 
 


      8. A television commercial features a woman dressed in a white lab coat saying, "Clinical studies at major universities prove that AbFirmer reduces abdominal inches within one week."  

 
 
 
 


      9. LaToya Jackson claims that Psychic Friends Network changed her life.  

 
 
 
 


      10. I always vote for the candidate that is endorsed by the largest number of unions.  

 
 
 
 







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