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1) Rahman should not have gone to jail for organizing a credit scam

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1) Rahman should not have gone to jail for organizing a credit scam. He is a really honest man, has been working so hard his whole life. Everybody likes him. I think he should be honored and not be punished.

       a. Appeal to unqualified authority.

       b. Appeal to force.

       c. Appeal to pity.

       d. No fallacy.

       e. Argument against the person, circumstantial.

2.  Mr Bassam says that social security benefits should not be cut. Well, he is receiving such benefits himself. It's normal that he does not want them to be cut. Why should we listen to him?

       a. Argument against the person, circumstantial.

       b. Accident.

       c. Straw man.

       d. Argument against the person, abusive.

       e. No fallacy.

3. Nour lost 10 kilos when doing this special diet. Fajer has the same lifestyle, diet, body type, age, height and former weight as Nour. Probably she will also lose 10 kilos if she does the same diet.

     a.  Weak analogy.

     b.  No fallacy.

     c.  Slippery slope.

     d.  Argument against the person, circumstantial.

     e.  False cause.

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Answer:

  1. Appeal to pity.
  2. Argument against the person, circumstantial.
  3. Weak analog.

Explanation:

  1. Appeal to pity. People argue that Rahman should not have not gone to jail for credit scam since he is an honest man and hardworking and people love him.
  2. Argument against the person, circumstantial. There is assumption that Mr Bassam says that social security benefits should not be cut since he is receiving such benefits himself.
  3. Weak anolog. There is assumption that since Nour lost 10 kilos on a special diet Fager would probably lose the same weight because she is on the same diet.

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