3.16

ACTIVITY IDENTIFYING LOGICAL FALLACIES

Explain the logical fallacy in each of the following statements.

  1. Unless you can close your eyes to abuse, write a check to save this puppy.

  2. Both of my parents smoked all their lives, and they lived into their eighties, so cigarettes can’t really be that bad for you.

  3. Don’t ever gamble! Once you start, you won’t be able to stop, and you’ll end up bankrupt.

  4. People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns.

  5. He can’t be a great athlete; he cheated on his wife.

  6. If you’re not part of the solution, then you’re part of the problem.