1. Student government is a mistake from the beginning. Look what happens in homes when parents let the children run things their own way.

Fallacy: ___________________________QUESTIONABLE ANALOGY

2. She belongs to the American Civil Liberties Union and doesn’t believe in capital punishment. I’m convinced that she’s one of those liberals who doesn’t know how lucky they are to live in a free country.

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3. The United States either had to fight the communists in Vietnam or on the shores of California.

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4. He looked everywhere in the house for his watch and it just wasn’t there, so it must have been stolen.

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5. It is best to have government by the people because democracy is the best form of government.

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6. If architects want to strengthen a decrepit arch, they increase the load that is laid upon it, for thereby the parts are joined more firmly together. So, if therapists wish to foster their patients’ mental health, they should not be afraid to increase their load through a reorientation to the meaning of their lives.

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7. We are forced to conclude that there is no reality outside the mind because no one has ever been able to prove that objective reality exists.

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8. There are two kinds of people in this world, the “haves” and the “have-nots.”

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9. It was obvious that the administration was weary and incompetent, for everyone could see the extent of its fatigue and inability to act effectively or coordinate its actions.

Fallacy: ___________________________BEGGING THE QUESTION

10. At an interview, a Social Security Administration officer tried to explain to me the earnings limitations rules for monthly income but gave up after his third attempt, declaring he really didn’t understand it himself. How does the Social Security Administration expect people like me to understand its rules when its own workers don’t know what’s going on?

Fallacy: ___________________________

11. I do not permit questions in my class, because if I allow one student to ask a question, then everyone starts asking questions and the next thing you know, there is no time for my lecture.

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12. If a camel gets its nose between the flaps, before you know it you’ll have the whole camel in your tent.

Fallacy: ___________________________SLIPPERY SLOPE

13. No one has proved that we can inherit intellectual ability, so it must be something we acquire after we’re born.

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14. You either have to marry her or stop seeing her.

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15. If the IRS can catch a retired school teacher with an income of less than $15,000 a year on a $150 error, it can catch anyone.

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