Directions: Read the following statements and objects thoroughly. Then identify each of the statement or object whether it is a/an faulty logic, unsupported facts or emotional appeal.
1. You need to know how to spot logical fallacies: bad proofs, wrong number of choices and disconnect between proof and conclusion to avoid flawed argument or reasoning.
2. You know there are facts, things really occurred, but you do not have proofs or written evidences to support claims.
3. You tend to over-generalize or even jump into conclusions.
4. You are appealing to the audience to act with sympathetic response.
5. You appeal to pity, anger, fear or pride.
6. You hear a head teacher who talks to her teachers to stay committed to their jobs.
7. Corona virus vaccine is now available.
8. Using scrubbing soap is just like
peeling bananas.
9. She is a racist.
10. He is just a plain housewife. She can't own a mansion.
Answers & Comments
1.FL
2.UF
3.EA
4.EA
5.FL
6.EA
7.EA
8.EA
9.UF
10.FL
Explanation:
FL-Faulty Logic
UF-Unsupported facts
EA- Emotional Appeal