Question

Can I please get help with the following questions? Thank you.

PARTI Identify the fallacy or the rhetorical slanter. 1. Susan: I'm definitely not going to vote Trump in the next election because he's a fascist? Karen: Why do you think he is a fascist? Susan: Because everything he does is fascist. That's why. What fallacy has Susan committed? a) straw man b) red herring c) poisoning the well d) Dicto Simpliciter e) begging the question 2. T.S. Eliot is not a great poet because he was anti-Semitic. a) straw man b) red herring c) begging the question d) hasty generalization e) appeal to popularity 3. Dr. Samuelson has argued that we should have prayer in school because that would be imposing religion on students who don't believe in God, but I think Dr. Samuelson's argument is faulty because it simply isn't the case that religion is bad. a) begging the question b) straw man c) slippery slope d) poisoning the well e) hasty generalization 4. I've met three people who love reading Shakespeare but they all hated math. I can only conclude that people who love Shakespeare hate math. a) Dicto Simpliciter b) hasty generalization c) misplacing the burden of proof d) line-drawing fallacy e) appeal to force

Answer 1

1. The correct answer is Option E. This is begging the question.

2. The correct answer is Option B. This is red herring.

3. The correct answer is Option A. This is begging the question.

4. The correct answer is Option B. This is hasty generalization.