Identify the fallacy in the following sentences His lies are evident from the untruthful nature of his statements If we want to end substance abuse lets send every drug user to prison for life ID: 601701
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Fallacy practiceSlide2
Identify the fallacy in the following sentences
His lies are evident from the untruthful nature of his statements.
If we want to end substance abuse, let's send every drug user to prison for life.
Don’t listen to Eddie’s contentions on instruction, he’s a simpleton.
If you don’t vote for this
candidate
,
you must be a Communist
.
It is evident that we must not give murderers a trial by their peers, since polls say many voters do not think murders deserve that time-honored right.Slide3
Answers
His lies are evident from the untruthful nature of his statements.
Circular Reasoning
If we want to end substance abuse, let's send every drug user to prison for life.
Oversimplification
Don’t listen to Eddie’s contentions on instruction, he’s a simpleton
.
Ad Hominem
If you don’t vote for
this
candidate
,
you must be a Communist
.
False Dilemma
It is evident that we must not give murderers a trial by their peers, since polls say many voters do not think murders deserve that time-honored right
.
Bandwagon