1) In order to stop the season's devastating drought, Cara stood in a circle of stones, threw salt over her left shoulder, and shook her fist at the clear summer sky

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1) In order to stop the season's devastating drought, Cara stood in a circle of stones, threw salt over her left shoulder, and shook her fist at the clear summer sky. The ritual worked; it rained that afternoon.

     a.  Argument against the person, abusive.

     b.  False cause.

     c.  Straw man.

     d.  Argument against the person, circumstantial.

     e.  No fallacy.

     f.   Formal fallacy

2. The results of a study of 30 nurses on a new weight loss pill shows that people on an exercise and diet program who take the pill lost 50 percent more weight than those who were on the exercise and diet program alone. In all likelihood, anyone else on an exercise and diet program who takes the new drug would also lose much more additional weight.

     a.  Missing the point.

     b.  Argument against the person, abusive.

     c.  No fallacy.

     d.  Red herring.

     e.  Appeal to unqualified authority.

3. I always see the same three teenagers standing outside the convenience store, skateboarding, telling dirty jokes, and harassing patrons as they enter the building. The current generation of young people have lost all sense of morals and proper behavior.

     a.  Argument against the person, abusive.

     b.  Hasty generalization.

     c.  Appeal to unqualified authority.

     d.  You, too (tu quoque).

     e.  No fallacy.

4. Television first began to be commonly owned by most American families in the 1950s. Since the early 1950s, violent crimes, suicide, and teen pregnancy have markedly increased. Therefore, television programming is responsible for these forms of social decay.

 

a.  Hasty generalization.

b.  Slippery slope.

c.  Formal fallacy

d.  No fallacy.

e.  Appeal to the people.

f.   False cause.