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Q2.
The fallacy of poisoning the well matches question two on the
exercise 6-6. That is a
letter to the editor by the Andrea Keane on selective morality.
The reason why this fallacy suits
in this case is because of the following reasons. The use of
fertility drugs to control births is
equated to committing abortion by the person attacking the
letter by Andrea Keene. This is not
true because the attacker aims at poisoning our mind to think
that antiabortionist have no cause
of argument if they do not oppose the use of fertility drugs.
Secondly, the attacker says that
fertility drugs leads to multiple births, this is far from the
truth because this drugs are used to
control births and not to increase. The attacker of this letter
aims to poison the mind of reader in
the aim of discrediting the core values addressed in the letter.
Lastly, the attacker poisons the
mind of the reader by stating that, the use of these drugs can
lead to death of one of the infants,
hence concluding that this murder.
Question 3
The pseudo reasoning in this case is called Argument from
outrage and is the name
Abigail should have referred to. This is because the writer
concludes that, is better that she be a
widow who have difficulty in coping rather than be a divorcee
like her herself. She contends
that, both the window and divorcees are rejects are avoided by
the society. This is fallacious
thinking since the widow is no better than a divorcee depending
on her argument that arises from
emotional outrage.
Question 5
Inconsistency ad hominem is the fallacy that is portrayed in
this case (in exercise 6-6).
The inconsistency arises because the park Commission considers
closing the park for the sake of
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few bicyclists and joggers who will utilize the park for their
private use. This is a fallacy because
the park should be opened to everyone to use without
restrictions.
Question 6
Argument from popularity is the fallacy committed by the
attacker aimed at accusing
the protesters in question six of exercise 6-6. He takes a
popular stand and says still we
wonder. This is fallacious thinking because he takes a popular
view of assuming that, since
several people belief that the protestation are not justified so
it is true.
Question 8
Perfectionist fallacy is the fallacy committed in this letter to
the editor about the
Michigan County in exercise 6-8. The writer perfectly concludes
that the county badly needs
resources to maintain the existing levels of standards enjoyed
in that county. He commits the
fallacy by admitting that it will be impossible to continue with
services maintained at present.
Question 9
In this case, the representative from the church commits a
fallacy of group thinking.
When he argues, he takes the stand of the church rather than the
individual stand on the use of
condoms. He states that the church opposes the use of condoms
since they are not dependable,
though the rate of HIV/AIDS is high in Puerto Rico than U.S
which uses the condoms. This is
fallacy because; already in U.S it is proven by the low rates of
AIDS infection than in Puerto
Rico.
