? 
The election couldn’t
have been fair—I don’t know anyone who voted for the winner.
a. Argument from ignorance
(b). Hasty generalization (Inadequate sampling)
c. Oversimplifying
d. Appeal to pity
e. Either-or argument
It would be wrong to
prosecute Allied for age discrimination; Allied has always been a great
corporate neighbor.
a. Hasty generalization (Inadequate sampling)
b. Circular reasoning (Begging the question)
(c). Appeal to pity
d. Oversimplifying
e. Argument from authority
Increased restrictions
on smoking in public are responsible for the decrease in smoking.
a. Post-hoc reasoning
b. Either-or argument
c. Ad populum (Bandwagon argument)
d. Hasty generalization (Inadequate sampling)
(e). Oversimplifying
Bill Jensen’s proposal
to create an on-site day-care center is just the latest of his hare-brained
ideas.
(a). Ad hominem (Argument against the speaker)
b. Post-hoc reasoning
c. Ad populum (Bandwagon argument)
d. Circular reasoning (Begging the question)
e. Argument from ignorance
Since the introduction
of cola drinks at the start of this century, cancer has become the second
greatest killer in the United States. Cola drinks should be outlawed.
a. Ad hominem (Argument against the speaker)
b. Ad populum (Bandwagon argument)
c. Argument from ignorance
(d). Post-hoc reasoning
e. Hasty generalization (Inadequate sampling)
If mutual-fund guru
Peter Lynch recommends this investment, I think we ought to buy it.
a. Ad populum (Bandwagon argument)
(b). Argument from authority
c. Circular reasoning (Begging the question)
d. Appeal to pity
e. Hasty generalization (Inadequate sampling)
We should go into the
DRAM market; we have always been a leading manufacturer of integrated
processors.
a. Either-or argument
b. Ad populum (Bandwagon argument)
c. Argument from authority
(d). Circular reasoning (Begging the question)