Fallacies in Commercials
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
i. Pos Hoc
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
i. Post Hoc
[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
i. Post Hoc
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
i. Post Hoc
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
ANSWERS:
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. i
5. i
6. h
7. i
8. d
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Posted on November 19, 2007 by Suber | Filed Under Fallacies
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