Exam 7: Induction Fallacies

"They say Japanese carmakers put out the best cars in the world,all things considered.But that can't be right-the Toyota I bought last year had to be returned to the shop five times!" The population is

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "The rates of prostate cancer among first responders to the attacks on the Twin Trade Towers is higher than for onlookers.Something in the dust obviously causes prostate cancer."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "People who play bingo twice a week live on average seven years longer than people who stay at home.Playing bingo can lengthen your life."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "What's all this fuss about people being delayed at airports? I arrived at the airport this morning and fifteen minutes later I had checked my bag,passed through security,and was at my gate.I wasn't delayed at all."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or,where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text,by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. So they came along and made me take my sign down because it was in violation of the city sign code.But look at the signs down in the next block,will you? They're under the same code,and they're just like the one I had to take down.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. I certainly did not enjoy the first meeting of that class.I think I'll drop it;I don't want a whole semester of meetings like that.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Mike blew a tire on the way over here.Make a note never to buy Goodyear tires."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "American Idol dropped a little in the ratings this week.It must be the new judge."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "A lot more people are near-sighted these days.Check out those kids over there on their computers.They all wear glasses."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. Housing is far too expensive in this country.Why,the median price of a home in most of California is now over $350,000.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Well I'll be! Look at the great gas mileage we got on this trip! Not a whole lot better than usual,but still nothing to sneeze at.Shows you what a tune-up will do."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "People who attend elite private universities tend to live longer than people who attend state colleges.If we figure out a way to send children of modest means to the elite universities,they would live longer."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "The Constitution doesn't give you the right to own gre HYPERLINK "" Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.nade launchers;therefore it doesn't give you the right to own assault rifles."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. Remark made while driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike:"We've seen nine cars with license plates from west of the Mississippi today,and six of them have been from Texas.Texans must travel more than other people."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "They won because they wanted it more than we did."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. According to one of the leading consumer magazines,the best-built cars these days are Japanese.Cars built by foreign manufacturers have just outclassed those built in the United States,it appears.

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "It was a mistake giving the Oscar to Daniel Day-Lewis.A survey the very next day showed more people thought Ben Affleck deserved it."

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or,where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text,by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue. "Paranoia is rampant in Chico again.The latest lie,wood stove and fireplace burning is extremely detrimental to your health.People,stop being so gullible and think hard,look at all the locals that have lived here all their lives-some well into their 90s.They,as well as all humans for the last 6,000 years have lived with wood smoke.Our locals in addition have grown up during the rice burning and smudge pot years.Why don't you wood burning-a-phobics worry about how fat and sanitary you and your children are.Your alcohol use and your SUVs are polluting the air daily not just during the winter months.All those things are the real killers of today's society."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "Nicotine patches don't work.They sure didn't work for me."

Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage. "More and more women are determining what everybody watches on TV.Just look at that show on HBO,starring Lena Dunham,Girls,its called.Everybody's watching that show.Everybody." -Rush Limbaugh