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Chapter 13: Review Test 6
 
Fallacies in Logical Thought A. Identify the fallacy used in each of the following items.
      1. Either limit the numbers of students in each classroom or accept lower student achievement.  

 
 
 
 


      2. Evolution is not true because life did not evolve over millions of years.  

 
 
 
 


      3. In 1868, the leaders of the Democratic Party were the Rioter known as Horatio Seymour, the Rioter; Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Butcher; Raphael Semmes, the Pirate; and Wade Hampton, the Hangman.  

 
 
 
 


      4. We must pay higher taxes or cut social programs.  

 
 
 
 


      5. Laws that require motorcyclists to wear helmets infringe on a person's freedom of the pursuit of happiness.  

 
 
 
 


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

6. Just like my parents and my entire family, I stand against cloning.  

 
 
 
 


      7. A vote for Julio Rodriquez is a vote for equality, peace, and prosperity.  

 
 
 
 


      8. A radio commercial states, "All you hard-working families, listen up! Speedy Lube will change your oil in 10 minutes for $10. You can't get a better deal than that! Hurry on in."  

 
 
 
 


      9. Film critic Roger Hebert proclaimed, "The Star Wars Film saga, like all great literature, tells a timeless story of man's universal and individual struggle with good and evil."  

 
 
 
 


      10. A scholarly-looking man dressed in a conservative suit sits on the edge of an executive desk in a private office and says, "Studies prove that Relorax helps manage stress."  

 
 
 
 







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