Match the terms to its example?

Question

fallacy names

either or choices, scare tactics, stacking the deck, false authority, false causality, slippery slope, hasty generalization, overly sentimental appeals, dogmatism, ad hominems

1. Once marijuana is legalized, it's

inevitable all other drugs will be

legalized and we'll be able to buy crack

at the grocery store.

2.I've been using marijuana daily for years,

and I have a 4.0 GPA, so I'm pretty sure

that using marijuana helps improve grades

3.Let me tell you about my new boyfriend:

he's smart, handsome, and funny! [He

also just got out of jail for a felony

conviction but i'm not going to mention That right now]

4.Listen--family courts always favor

women. It's not open to debate.

5.Why are you so concerned about

parental leave policies in the United

States when the poor, oppressed

women of Saudi Arabia can't even go to

work or leave the country without

permission permission from a male guardian?

6.Showing pictures and wreckage from

terrible DUI car accidents before prom night

7.Either we go to war with Syria, or ISIS Wins

8.Referencing a political candidate's

physical appearance rather than his or

her ideas

9.My accountant says that within the next

90 days, the president will be

impeached! So we should take this claim

seriously!

10.The first day of Ms. Allen's class was

boring, so the whole semester will

probably be boring.

Answer 1

1. Slippery slope because one thing leads to another, to another, etc.
2. False causality because the speaker is drawing a conclusion that may have a correlation or none at all and is trying to determine causality.
3. Stacking the deck because the speaker left out some critical information that detracts from the rest of the information.
4. Dogmatism because the speaker is stating an opinion in a manner that eliminates any option for discussion.
5. Overly sentimental appeal because the speaker is using the plight of others to minimize the importance of another's problem.
6. Scare tactics because the speaker is trying to scare the teens into driving sober.
7. Either or choice. It's in the statement.
8. Ad hominem because the speaker is discussing the candidate in a way that is unrelated to the election.
9. False authority because the speaker is using the accountant's status as a reason to trust in everything the accountant says.
10. Hasty generalization because the speaker is making an assumption about the entire rest of the semester based on just one day.