Faulty Reasoning and Fallacies Answers

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Which fallacy is present in this argument?

false dilemma

non sequitur

faulty analogy

straw man

What evidence does the author use to support the fallacy?

The author criticizes the city’s election policies for allowing Baxter to run for governor.

The author compares Baxter’s lack of experience in politics to that of a driver without a license.

The author insults any person who would consider voting for Baxter.

The author reminds the reader that the message is from the committee of Harris for Governor.

The faulty reasoning in this excerpt supports the author’s

claim that studying classical music should be a requirement for all musicians.

biased belief that classical music is the only true form of artistic expression.

purpose to prove that only serious musicians should study classical music.

motives to obtain a position teaching classical music to students.

What is one effect of the faulty reasoning used in this paragraph?

It weakens the claim that comics should be included in arts education.

The author loses credibility by stating that all comics are the same and that drawing comics is easy.

The author defends the argument by offering evidence of the inferiority of comics.

The reasoning distracts from the strong evidence that artistic masterpieces require extreme talent.

What reasoning does the author use to support the fallacy?

Laws to ban single-use plastic are a threat to our personal freedom.

Single-use plastic is harmful to sea life, but so are other types of pollution.

If legislation can ban straws, it can also ban forks and takeout containers.

The decision about whether to use straws should be up to the state to decide.

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