In: Psychology
Match the following passages with the fallacy committed. Only one instance of a fallacy is used.(Begging the Question,False Dilemma,Appeal to Tradition,Two Wrongs,Appeal to Emotion: Fear/Force,Hasty Generalization, or Straw Person)
1.I'm your mother and I'm telling you to finish your dinner. You don't want me to have to call your father in here do you? | |
2.I'm sorry but I can't believe in evolution. I'm not just a hairless monkey. | |
3.Feminists just want to break the family unit up. Fathers have always been considered the head of the household. At least in this country. | |
4.The engine I bought is a piece of junk. I could sue the company but I can't afford it so I'll just have to do nothing I guess. | |
5.The Bible is the word of God because He says so right there in it! |
1- I'm your mother and I'm telling you to finish your dinner. You don't want me to have to call your father in here do you?- is the example of appeal to emotion fallacy
2- I'm sorry but I can't believe in evolution. I'm not just a hairless monkey.- is the example of straw person fallacy.
3- Feminists just want to break the family unit up. Fathers have always been considered the head of the household. At least in this country.- is the example of appeal to tradition fallacy
4- The engine I bought is a piece of junk. I could sue the company but I can't afford it so I'll just have to do nothing I guess.- is the example of false dilemma fallacy.
5- The Bible is the word of God because He says so right there in it!- is the example of begging the question fallacy.