Answers to Assignments
Chapter 5: Fallacies that Violate the Structural Criterion
I. Fallacies of Improper Premise (pp. 80-81)
1. Complex question
2. Question-begging definition
3. Begging the question
4. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
5. Complex Question
6. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
7. Begging the question
8. Incompatible premises
9. Question-begging definition
10. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
11. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
12. Incompatible premises
II. Fallacies of Deductive Inference (pp. 93-94)
1. Affirming the consequent
2. Undistributed middle term
3. Illicit distribution of an end term
4. False Conversion
5. Denying the antecedent
6. Undistributed middle term
7. Denying the antecedent
8. False conversion
9. Affirming the consequent
10. Illicit distribution of an end term
III. Fallacies That Violate the Structural Criterion (pp. 94-96)
1. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
2. Denying the antecedent
3. Complex Question
4. Illicit distribution of an end term
5. Affirming the consequent
6. False conversion
7. Incompatible premises
8. Begging the question
9. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
10. Undistributed middle term
11. Question-begging definition
12. Affirming the consequent
13. Complex question
14. Undistributed middle term
15. Incompatible premises
, 16. False conversion
17. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
18. Denying the antecedent
19. Begging the question
20. Illicit distribution of an end term
21. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
22. Question-begging definition
VI. Dad's First Email to Jim (pp. 96-97)
1. Incompatible premises
2. Question-begging definition
3. Begging the question
4. Illicit Distribution of an end term
5. Undistributed middle term
6. Affirming the consequent
7. Denying the antecedent
8. False conversion
9. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
10. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
11. Complex question
Chapter 6: Fallacies that Violate the Relevance Criterion
I. Fallacies of Irrelevant Premise (p. 108)
1. Using the wrong reasons
2. Genetic fallacy
3. Rationalization
4. Rationalization
5. Drawing the wrong conclusion
6. Using the wrong reasons
7. Genetic fallacy
8. Drawing the wrong conclusion
II. Fallacies of Irrelevant Appeal (pp. 123-124)
1. Appeal to tradition
2. Appeal to force or threat
3. Appeal to self-interest
4. Manipulation of emotions
5. Appeal to irrelevant authority
6. Appeal to tradition
7. Appeal to common opinion
8. Appeal to self-interest
9. Appeal to force or threat
10. Manipulation of emotions
11. Appeal to common opinion
12. Appeal to irrelevant authority
Chapter 5: Fallacies that Violate the Structural Criterion
I. Fallacies of Improper Premise (pp. 80-81)
1. Complex question
2. Question-begging definition
3. Begging the question
4. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
5. Complex Question
6. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
7. Begging the question
8. Incompatible premises
9. Question-begging definition
10. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
11. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
12. Incompatible premises
II. Fallacies of Deductive Inference (pp. 93-94)
1. Affirming the consequent
2. Undistributed middle term
3. Illicit distribution of an end term
4. False Conversion
5. Denying the antecedent
6. Undistributed middle term
7. Denying the antecedent
8. False conversion
9. Affirming the consequent
10. Illicit distribution of an end term
III. Fallacies That Violate the Structural Criterion (pp. 94-96)
1. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
2. Denying the antecedent
3. Complex Question
4. Illicit distribution of an end term
5. Affirming the consequent
6. False conversion
7. Incompatible premises
8. Begging the question
9. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
10. Undistributed middle term
11. Question-begging definition
12. Affirming the consequent
13. Complex question
14. Undistributed middle term
15. Incompatible premises
, 16. False conversion
17. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
18. Denying the antecedent
19. Begging the question
20. Illicit distribution of an end term
21. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
22. Question-begging definition
VI. Dad's First Email to Jim (pp. 96-97)
1. Incompatible premises
2. Question-begging definition
3. Begging the question
4. Illicit Distribution of an end term
5. Undistributed middle term
6. Affirming the consequent
7. Denying the antecedent
8. False conversion
9. Contradiction between premise and conclusion
10. Fallacy of the elusive normative premise
11. Complex question
Chapter 6: Fallacies that Violate the Relevance Criterion
I. Fallacies of Irrelevant Premise (p. 108)
1. Using the wrong reasons
2. Genetic fallacy
3. Rationalization
4. Rationalization
5. Drawing the wrong conclusion
6. Using the wrong reasons
7. Genetic fallacy
8. Drawing the wrong conclusion
II. Fallacies of Irrelevant Appeal (pp. 123-124)
1. Appeal to tradition
2. Appeal to force or threat
3. Appeal to self-interest
4. Manipulation of emotions
5. Appeal to irrelevant authority
6. Appeal to tradition
7. Appeal to common opinion
8. Appeal to self-interest
9. Appeal to force or threat
10. Manipulation of emotions
11. Appeal to common opinion
12. Appeal to irrelevant authority
