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1. Argumentum AD Hominem
a. You are such a poor, pity being.
b. You are such nonsense friend because you didnt help me.
c. You are nothing but an attention whore.
2. Argumentum AD Baculum
a. If you dont help me then Ill leave you to the forest full of wolves.
b. If you keep blabbering then Ill cut your tongue.
c. If you call me ugly then Ill ruin your face until no one recognizes you.
3. Argumentum AD Ignorantian
a. Since you cannot prove that ghosts do not exist, the must exist.
b. Since scientists cannot prove that global warming will occur, it probably wont.
c. Fred said that he is smarter than Jill, but he didnt prove it, so it must be false.
4. Argumentum AD Verecundiam
a. The Pope told me that priests can turn bread and wine into Jesus body and
blood. The Pope is not a liar. Therefore, priests really can do this.
b. My 5th grade teacher once told me that girls will go crazy for boys if they learn
how to dance. Therefore, if you want to make the ladies go crazy for you, learn to
dance.
c. My friend heard on the news the other day that Canada will declare war on
Serbia.
5. Argumentum AD Populum
a. "I read the other day that most people really like the new gun control laws. I was
sort of suspicious of them, but I guess if most people like them, then they must be
okay."
6. Argumentum AD Principii
a. God has done good things for me in my life. Therefore God exists.
b. You say that theism makes more sense than atheism, but that just begs the
question of which religion/philosophy I should choose to believe.
c. I have seen a paranormal phenomenon (a ghost). Therefore I believe in
paranormal phenomena.
7. Argumentum AD Misericordiam
a. "I'm positive that my work will meet your requirements. I really need the job since
my grandmother is sick
b. "I should receive an 'A' in this class. After all, if I don't get an 'A' I won't get the
fellowship that I want."
c. "Lord Byron shouldn't win the poetry competition: he doesn't need the prize
money."
8. Complex Questions
a. How many times per day do you beat your wife?
b. How long can one survive without water?
c. How many school shootings should we tolerate before we change the gun laws?
9. Fallacy of Equivocation
a. The sign said "fine for parking here", and since it was fine, I parked there.
b. The church would like to encourage theism.
c. All child-murderers are inhuman, thus, no child-murderer is human.
10. Fallacy of Accent
a. The first mate, seeking revenge on the captain, wrote in his journal, "The
Captain was sober today." b. I didn't take the test yesterday. (Somebody else did.)
c. I can imagine him doing that; its possible.
The second replies, Yes, its possible to imagine him doing that.
13. Bifurcation
a. Either you have faith or you are rational.
b. Either you love ice cream or cakes.
c. Either you love Ballad songs or metal rock one.