2.) Pick one of the following sample arguments, and try to identify…

Question2.) Pick one of the following sample arguments, and try to identify…2.) Pick one of the following sample arguments, and try to identify the fallacy in it. 1) Name the fallacy you believe it is. 2) Next, explain why it could not be some other fallacy from our list of fallacies:Straw man Fallacy:Ad Hominem Fallacy:Black and White Fallacy:Authority Fallacy:No True Scotsman Fallacy   Question: Ever since Canada switched to the metric system and started to give temperatures in degrees Celsius, the weather has been irregular.    “If you wear the socks you had on in the last winning game, you will win this game” is an example of what type of argument? a) Appeal to the people c) Division d) None of the above The evening news featured stories about children being creative. Before the commercial break, the news anchor announced that the story after the break would be titled “Kids Make Nutritious Snacks!” One could see this as an example of which fallacy? b) Missing the Point c) False Dichotomy d) Ambiguity Name the fallacy in this argument: “I will not subscribe to a view that purports to represent some sort of vague liberation from alleged wrongs while, at the same time, advocating the destruction of democracy.” a) Ad Hominem c) Appeal to Popularity d) Straw Man/Straw Person In the movie Pulp Fiction, it is understandable that Vincent Vega was nervous, because Marcellus Wallace asked him to “take care of” his wife Mia. a) Begging the Question b) Ambiguity c) False Dichotomy Sure philosophy helps you argue better, but I do not believe we should encourage people to argue, at all. There’s enough hostility in this world. b) Equivocation c) Ad Hominem d) Questionable Cause Which of the following is not one of the reasons why arguments can have fallacies? Question options: a)Relevance c)Acceptability d)Eloquence Of course consenting adults should be able to do whatever they want. We are in a free country. But some things violate the laws of nature, and if people get caught doing those things, we should send them to jail. Question options: a) Inconsistency c) Ad Hominem d) Improper Appeal to Authority”If you wear the socks you had on in the last winning game, you will win this game” is an example of what type of argument?B is an incorrect answer!  a) Appeal to the people c) Division d) None of the above The evening news featured stories about children being creative. Before the commercial break, the news anchor announced that the story after the break would be titled “Kids Make Nutritious Snacks!” One could see this as an example of which fallacy? b) Missing the Point c) False Dichotomy d) Ambiguity Name the fallacy in this argument: “I will not subscribe to a view that purports to represent some sort of vague liberation from alleged wrongs while, at the same time, advocating the destruction of democracy.” a) Ad Hominem c) Appeal to Popularity d) Straw Man/Straw Person In the movie Pulp Fiction, it is understandable that Vincent Vega was nervous, because Marcellus Wallace asked him to “take care of” his wife Mia. a) Begging the Question b) Ambiguity c) False Dichotomy Sure philosophy helps you argue better, but I do not believe we should encourage people to argue, at all. There’s enough hostility in this world. b) Equivocation c) Ad Hominem d) Questionable Cause Which of the following is not one of the reasons why arguments can have fallacies? Question options: a)Relevance c)Acceptability d)Eloquence Of course consenting adults should be able to do whatever they want. We are in a free country. But some things violate the laws of nature, and if people get caught doing those things, we should send them to jail. Question options: a) Inconsistency c) Ad Hominem d) Improper Appeal to Authority Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophyPHIL 2020Share Question