Strayer Phil 210 week 9 quiz 3

Question 1 If students play video games, their school work will suffer, and they will not have the ability to succeed in life, ending up in lower paying jobs and needing government programs, which will increase our taxes. So video games will increase our taxes.AnswerAppeal to fearSlippery SlopeRed herringTu quoque5 points Question 2 Reporter: Congressman, What do you have to say about the reports on your campaign’s questionable fund raising activities?Congressman: I am very humbled and grateful to the generosity of my supporters, and I will continue to do my utmost to represent our district’s interests and concerns in Washington.AnswerRed herringAd hominemAppeal to prideIgnoring the question5 points Question 3 If you are opposed to the North American Free Trade Agreement, you are obviously opposed to free trade.AnswerAppeal to pityCompositionStraw manAd hominem5 points Question 4 John has really worked hard on his term project, and he will really be depressed if he does not make an A. For these reasons, you just have to give him an A on his project.AnswerAppeal to prideAppeal to pityAd hominemRed herring5 points Question 5 Officer, How can you ticket me for speeding, when I see cops speeding all the time?AnswerAppeal to fearSlippery SlopeRed herringTu quoque5 points Question 6 This administration is not anti-German, as it has been alleged. Germany is a great country. It has contributed immensely to the world’s artistic treasury. Goethe and Schiller made magnificent contributions to literature, and Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, and Brahms did the same in music.AnswerRed herringAd hominemAppeal to prideIgnoring the question5 points Question 7 Since Sodium and Chloride are each toxic to humans, the combination of sodium and chloride would be harmful to people.AnswerAppeal to pityCompositionStraw manAd hominem5 points Question 8 Humanitarian groups have argued in favor of housing for the poor. Apparently what they want is another high-density project. Unfortunately, these projects have been tried in the past and have failed. In no time they turn into ghettos with astronomical rates of crime and delinquency. Chicago’s Cabrini-Green is a prime example. Clearly, these humanitarian arguments are not what they seem.AnswerAppeal to pityCompositionStraw manAd hominem5 points Question 9 Gay and lesbian groups have argued in favor of legislation to prevent their people from being discriminated against. But we must remember that a genetic basis for homosexuality has yet to be discovered. Granted, some studies indicate that homosexuality has a biological origin, but these studies are too limited to be conclusive. Thus, the safest policy right now is to take no action at all on these questions.AnswerAppeal to fearSlippery SlopeRed herringTu quoque5 points Question 10 It was his fault, Officer. You can tell by the kind of car I’m driving and by my clothes that I am a good citizen and would not lie. Look at the rattletrap he is driving, and look at how he is dressed. You can’t believe anything that a dirty, longhaired hippie like that might tell you. Search his car; he probably has pot in it.AnswerRed herringAd hominemAppeal to prideIgnoring the question5 points Question 11 There is a good deal of talk these days about the need to eliminate pesticides from our fruits and vegetables. But many of these foods are essential to our health. Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A, broccoli is rich in iron, and oranges and grapefruits have lots of vitamin C.AnswerAppeal to fearTu quoqueAd hominemRed herring5 points Question 12 Child to parent: Your argument that I should stop stealing candy from the corner store is no good. You told me yourself just a week ago that you, too, stole candy when you were a kid.AnswerAppeal to fearTu quoqueAd hominemRed herring5 points Question 13 Why can’t I use that swear word? I have heard you use it.AnswerAppeal to fearTu quoqueAd hominemRed herring5 points Question 14 Environmentalists are continually harping about the dangers of nuclear power. Unfortunately, electricity is dangerous no matter where it comes from. Every year hundreds of people are electrocuted by accident. Since most of these accidents are caused by carelessness, they could be avoided if people would just exercise greater caution.AnswerAppeal to prideAppeal to pityAd hominemRed herring5 points Question 15 You are all intelligent people, so you should be able to see the fallacy in his statement.AnswerAppeal to prideAppeal to pityAd hominemRed herring5 points Question 16 Officer, please excuse my going over the speed limit, but my mother is ill and I’m being audited by the IRS, and I don’t know how I can meet all my bills.AnswerAppeal to prideAppeal to pityAd hominemRed herring5 points Question 17 Congress shouldn’t bother to consult major universities about educational appropriations. As members of educational establishment, they will naturally want as much money for education as they think they can get.AnswerAppeal to prideAppeal to pityAd hominemRed herring5 points Question 18 Professor Andrews, surely I deserve a B in logic. I know that I have gotten F’s on all the tests, but if you give me an F for my final grade, I will lose my scholarship. That will force me to drop out of school, and my poor, aged parents, who yearn to see me graduate, will be grief-stricken for the rest of their lives.AnswerAppeal to pityCompositionStraw manAd hominem5 points Question 19 If we make an exception for you, then we’ll have to make an exception for everyone.AnswerAppeal to fearSlippery SlopeRed herringTu quoque5 points Question 20 Dr. Jones, this seminar was the best course I have had. I wondered if we could discuss my grades?AnswerAppeal to prideAppeal to pityAd hominemRed herring