practice logical fallacies quiz

1. Sen. Superior noted that the author of a bill prohibiting piercing and tattoos for pets does not have any pets at home and likely doesn’t know anything about them. Therefore, his lack of pet ownership means that the idea behind the bill is simply not valid. a. genetic fallacy b. slippery slope c. hasty generalization Rationale: 2. Sen. Superior later organized a press conference at which her veterinarian spoke in support of her decision to vote against the bill. a. faulty analogy b. appeal to false authority c. genetic fallacy Rationale: 3. In response, her opponent Mr. Smartie organized his own press conference with his veterinarian, who insisted that we have two choices with regard to this issue: either pass this bill or let irresponsible pet owners go out of control with tattoos and piercings of their pets. a. either/or choices b. red herring c. genetic fallacy Rationale: 4. Bob was late for work today; I’m worried that this will start to become a pattern and he’ll show up increasingly late every day and eventually stop going to work. a. faulty analogy b. begging the question c. slippery slope