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1.1 Test
Test required you to identify the reasoning error committed in each
of the following passages and to explain briefly how the argument
makes the error:
For example:
Of course, when he asked me why I was against vivisection, I told him
straight that I had the very good reason that nobody but a perverted
monster would ever conduct experiments on any of God’s creatures.
The arguer commits the error of ad hominem argument, because he
or she attacks the character of persons who favour vivisection,
rather than offering reasons why he or she thinks the practice of
vivisection is wrong.
Answer:
(a) I notice that you surf the Internet a lot lately. Do you enjoy all the
pornography there?
Answer: Complex question
(b) Of course, all employers are exploiters and profit seekers. It is
pathetic to see Mr. Davidson, the owner of a multibillion-rand
company, addressing the workers on lack of commitment and
low productivity, while it is clear that he is looking out for his own
interests and his own pocket.
Answer: Argumentum ad hominem
(c) My colleague got food poisoning from the cafeteria downstairs. I
am never going to eat there again!
Answer: Hasty generalization
(d) Gambling should be legalized because it is something we cannot
avoid. It is an integral part of human experience. People gamble
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1.1 Test
Test required you to identify the reasoning error committed in each
of the following passages and to explain briefly how the argument
makes the error:
For example:
Of course, when he asked me why I was against vivisection, I told him
straight that I had the very good reason that nobody but a perverted
monster would ever conduct experiments on any of God’s creatures.
The arguer commits the error of ad hominem argument, because he
or she attacks the character of persons who favour vivisection,
rather than offering reasons why he or she thinks the practice of
vivisection is wrong.
Answer:
(a) I notice that you surf the Internet a lot lately. Do you enjoy all the
pornography there?
Answer: Complex question
(b) Of course, all employers are exploiters and profit seekers. It is
pathetic to see Mr. Davidson, the owner of a multibillion-rand
company, addressing the workers on lack of commitment and
low productivity, while it is clear that he is looking out for his own
interests and his own pocket.
Answer: Argumentum ad hominem
(c) My colleague got food poisoning from the cafeteria downstairs. I
am never going to eat there again!
Answer: Hasty generalization
(d) Gambling should be legalized because it is something we cannot
avoid. It is an integral part of human experience. People gamble
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