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“Introducing Arguments” by Tracy Bowell and Gary Kemp
Page 35 - Exercise 1 - questions a, d, g, j, n, r, t.
You should tidy up after yourself since nobody likes to use this room after you. N/A
Isn’t it obvious that the dollar is over-valued? N/A
Ilan is the lecturer for Critical Thinking. Falafel is yummy. So Ilan must like falafel. P1 P2 C
In order to think critically about a particular subject you need to have enough knowledge about that subject. N/A
Doing one critical thinking course will not automatically make you think any better. N/A
He’s been on crutches since he was injured in the accident. N/A
If the children ate all the biscuits, the biscuit tin will be empty. The children ate all the P1 biscuits, so the biscuit tin is empty. C
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Exercise 1 - b, d, f, h, j.
A few minutes after the minister made his speech to the City of London, a devastating explosion occurred. For the safety of the people who live and work in the city, it is imperative that the minister makes no more speeches here. N/F
If she doesn’t finish her assignment on time, she will fail the course. She has failed the course, so obviously she didn’t finish her assignment on time. the fallacy of firming the consequent
As my client has pointed out, tax avoidance is not illegal, so she has done nothing immoral. the fallacy of conflating morality with legality
Teachers say their jobs is becoming harder and harder and that they deserve better pay and conditions. But the Government should ignore them; they’re just a bunch of whining liberals. ad hominem fallacy
j. Given the evidence that so many student are plagiarizing their assignments, assessment by coursework should be abandoned in favor of examinations. tu quoque fallacy
Page 35 - Exercise 1 - questions a, d, g, j, n, r, t.
You should tidy up after yourself since nobody likes to use this room after you. N/A
Isn’t it obvious that the dollar is over-valued? N/A
Ilan is the lecturer for Critical Thinking. Falafel is yummy. So Ilan must like falafel. P1 P2 C
In order to think critically about a particular subject you need to have enough knowledge about that subject. N/A
Doing one critical thinking course will not automatically make you think any better. N/A
He’s been on crutches since he was injured in the accident. N/A
If the children ate all the biscuits, the biscuit tin will be empty. The children ate all the P1 biscuits, so the biscuit tin is empty. C
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Exercise 1 - b, d, f, h, j.
A few minutes after the minister made his speech to the City of London, a devastating explosion occurred. For the safety of the people who live and work in the city, it is imperative that the minister makes no more speeches here. N/F
If she doesn’t finish her assignment on time, she will fail the course. She has failed the course, so obviously she didn’t finish her assignment on time. the fallacy of firming the consequent
As my client has pointed out, tax avoidance is not illegal, so she has done nothing immoral. the fallacy of conflating morality with legality
Teachers say their jobs is becoming harder and harder and that they deserve better pay and conditions. But the Government should ignore them; they’re just a bunch of whining liberals. ad hominem fallacy
j. Given the evidence that so many student are plagiarizing their assignments, assessment by coursework should be abandoned in favor of examinations. tu quoque fallacy