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Interactions 2 Writing, 4/e
Cheryl Pavlik
Margaret Keenan Segal
Business and Money

Identifying Faulty Reasoning

Read each statement and decide if it is an example of:

      a. good reasoning
      b. false analogy
      c. irrelevant argument
      d. generalization
      e. begging the question


Write the correct letter on the line.



1

People in New York are always in a hurry.

2

I'm sure he's a bad teacher. He looks mean.

3

Police officers carry guns, so they are as a bad as criminals.

4

Lying is bad because she should be honest.

5

Frank is a good student, so I'm sure he's not a good athlete.

6

My dog doesn't bark, so he isn't a good watch dog.









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