Chapter 5 Deductive / Inductive reasoning Fallacies false analogy Ad hominem Circular reasoning hasty generalization slippery slope Straw figure
________ arguments are persuasive because they are simple and clear and appear similar to syllogistic structures: A. categorical syllogism B. disjunctive syllogism C. quasilogical argument D. false analogy
What kind of quasilogical argument is presented below? “It is a federal felony offense to shoot a pregnant woman if her fetus dies, but it is completely legal to abort a healthy fetus” A. Transitivity B. Incompatibility C. Co-existential D. Dissociation
What kind of fallacy is the following: “ If we legalize gay marriages, the next thing you know we’ll be able to marry sheep, dogs and cows”. A. false analogy B. hasty generalization C. false cause D. slippery slope