Nov

19

Fallacies in Commercials

Posted by Suber under Fallacies

Can you identify a fallacy in the commercial?

1.

a. Hasty Generalization
b. Arguing from Ignorance
c. Ad Hominem
d. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
e. Begging the Question
f. False Analogy
g. Equivocation
h. Far Fetched Hypothesis

2.

a. Hasty Generalization
b. Arguing from Ignorance
c. Ad Hominem
d. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
e. Begging the Question
f. False Analogy
g. Equivocation
h. Far Fetched Hypothesis

[Thanks to Taisha for finding this commercial.]

3.


a. Hasty Generalization
b. Arguing from Ignorance
c. Ad Hominem
d. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
e. Begging the Question
f. False Analogy
g. Equivocation
h. Far Fetched Hypothesis

[Thanks to Jenna for finding this commercial.]

4.


a. Hasty Generalization
b. Arguing from Ignorance
c. Ad Hominem
d. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
e. Begging the Question
f. False Analogy
g. Equivocation
h. Far Fetched Hypothesis

5.


a. Hasty Generalization
b. Arguing from Ignorance
c. Ad Hominem
d. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
e. Begging the Question
f. Post Hoc
g. False Analogy
h. Equivocation
i. Far Fetched Hypothesis

6.


a. Hasty Generalization
b. Arguing from Ignorance
c. Ad Hominem
d. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
e. Begging the Question
f. Post Hoc
g. False Analogy
h. Equivocation
i. Far Fetched Hypothesis

7.


a. Hasty Generalization
b. Arguing from Ignorance
c. Ad Hominem
d. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
e. Begging the Question
f. Post Hoc
g. False Analogy
h. Equivocation
i. Far Fetched Hypothesis

8.


a. Hasty Generalization
b. Arguing from Ignorance
c. Ad Hominem
d. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority
e. Begging the Question
f. Post Hoc
g. False Analogy
h. Equivocation
i. Far Fetched Hypothesis

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