Logical Fallacies Practice

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Circular reasoning

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A fallacy where the conclusion repeats the premise in a slightly different form.

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Hasty Generalization

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Drawing a conclusion based on too few examples.

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Why might an environmental essayist juxtapose a landfill and a wilderness?

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to stress the need for reducing waste to save the wilderness

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What does the bandwagon appeal fallacy involve?

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Arguing that something is true because many people believe it.

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Slippery Slope fallacy

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Claiming that a relatively small first step will inevitably lead to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect.

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Why would a poet most likely juxtapose the glossy auburn curls on a child’s head with the grandfather’s grizzly gray beard?

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to contrast youth and old age

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What characterizes a false analogy?

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Comparing two things that are not really comparable in order to argue that they are alike in other ways.

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Juxtaposition is a rhetorical device used in writing to emphasize ideas and stir emotions of the readers. Juxtaposition: placing very different or things side by side to show how they are alike or different Example: a preserved historic building among modern skyscrapers. Which of the following examples illustrates juxtaposition? Options: Under the warm sun, gray-green olive trees dot the island’s landscape. Beyond the gray-green olive trees, yellow-gray clouds billow from factory smokestacks.

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Beyond the gray-green olive trees, yellow-gray clouds billow from factory smokestacks.

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Which statement demonstrates a bandwagon appeal fallacy?

• If you work hard and stay dedicated, you can achieve your goals.
• Nine out of ten dentists recommend this toothpaste, so you should use it too.
• Exercise and a balanced diet are essential for maintaining good health.
• This car is the best-selling model, so everyone is buying it. You should too!

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This car is the best-selling model, so everyone is buying it. You should too!

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Appeal to emotion fallacy

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Using emotional manipulation or sentiment to convince others of a claim rather than providing valid reasoning.