En1420 Exercise 3 Essay - 762 Words

LORENZO BROWN EN1420 exercise 3.1 Identify the Logical Fallacies 1. Mabel is not qualified to lead the school board because she used to drink liquor in her 20s. A. Ad Hominem; This is under Ad Hominem because the arguer is supporting her claim by pulling information from the her personal life instead of using the knowledge they know about the subject being a leader. 2. A child can be either an athlete or a good student. a. Either-or; this is under the Either-or category because the argument comes in two different parts. The first stating that a child could be an athlete, and the other stating that they could be a good student. The arguer also uses the term â€Å"either this or that† to support their claim. 3. Any change in health care†¦show more content†¦7. Ad Hominem; using the personal life of someone to try and argue that they will not be the perfect fit something that they are doing in their career is a perfect example of â€Å"Ad Hominem†. Senator range is a human just as the rest of us and we all have needs, what they decide to do during their pe Everyone else is getting rid of TV, so we should too. a. Bandwagon; following what everyone else is doing is a great example of the â€Å"bandwagon† fallacy. Being a bandwagoner is known as someone who does things just because everyone is or because it is a part of the current fad. This arguer is trying to claim that we should get rid of TV because everyone else, there is no real support as to why we should get rid of TV. 8. Because of the recent shootings in schools and theaters, we can conclude that these are inherently dangerous places that need more regulation. a. Hasty Generalization; This is the â€Å"Hasty Generalization† fallacy because it can said it is stereotyping. Taking the fact that there has been shootings the area and trying to tie it with the fact that the whole area must be bad is taking one truth and applying it to everything that has to do with the topic. 9. If you want a successful child, you should enroll him or her in as many early learning classes as possible. a. Creating false needs; How is it possible for someone to know that if you enroll your child in early learning classes that they will grow up to be successful? No one has the facts to prove that