From the list below, select the name of the rhetorical device that best describes the situation.
Choose the best fallacy, if there is one, for the following.
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Biker: I refuse to buy a Japanese motorcycle. I don't believe in doing business with communist countries. Reporter: But Japan isn't communist. Biker: Well to me they are. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | subjectivism |
| | C) | group thinking fallacy |
| | D) | wishful thinking |
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Officer: Excuse me, sir. Do you know how fast you were going? Driver: I never get over the sight of you mounted policemen. How do you leap down off the horse's back so fast? And you must have them well trained, not to run away when you dismount. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | argument by force |
| | C) | two wrongs make a right |
| | D) | apple polishing |
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Dear Editors: When Al Zacharkiw wrote in to criticize city workers, he didn't mention his occupation. Maybe he's a millionaire without a care in the world, that he has the time to criticize people working for him—if he's even a taxpayer. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | guilt trip |
| | C) | argument from outrage |
| | D) | argument by force |
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: My client stands before you accused of three bank robberies. But the prosecution has not told you about three little children in this story, who will have a hard time getting food on their table if their daddy goes to prison. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | argument from pity |
| | C) | argument from popularity |
| | D) | rationalizing |
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My opponent would like to see TV networks label their programming, on the grounds that violent shows make children who watch them violent. But everyone knows a couple of shows can't change your personality. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | two wrongs make a right |
| | C) | group think fallacy |
| | D) | argument from popularity |
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There must be life on other planets. Imagine how lonely we'll find the universe if we discover that we're the only ones here. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | argument from force |
| | C) | wishful thinking |
| | D) | subjectivism |
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Judge Cunningham keeps striking down our state gun-control laws. She had better say good-bye to any hopes for a Supreme Court appointment, as long as we have a Democrat in the White House. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | apple polishing |
| | C) | guilt trip |
| | D) | argument by force |
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I'm a disabled Vietnam veteran. Why can I only get a six-month license to sell pretzels from my pushcart? You have to be a foreigner with a Green Card to make a living in this country. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | arguments from both outrage and pity |
| | C) | rationalizing |
| | D) | two wrongs make a right |
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The United States is under no obligation to pay its debts to the United Nations. Here we are, the biggest contributor to the UN budget, and we only get one vote out of 185. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | common practice |
| | C) | two wrongs make a right |
| | D) | guilt trip |
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How can Muslims be opposed to alcoholic beverages? People have been drinking them since before the beginning of history. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | argument from tradition |
| | C) | group think fallacy |
| | D) | subjectivism |
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Why do you take a bus to work when most people drive? |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | rationalizing |
| | C) | argument from popularity |
| | D) | common practice |
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Give that woman a dollar. I see her on this corner every day crying. And she seems to be ill. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | guilt trip |
| | C) | apple polishing |
| | D) | argument by force |
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Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes my proposal. You know that I trust and honor your judgment. Even if you do not approve my request, I am happy just to have had the chance to present this proposal to such qualified experts. Thank you. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | apple polishing |
| | C) | common practice |
| | D) | argument from outrage |
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Letter to the editor: Your magazine expresses sympathy for Annie Larson, a putative "fashion victim" because "animal rights terrorists" splashed paint on her mink coat. But when I think of those dozens of animals maimed and anally electrocuted to satisfy someone's vanity, I know who the real victims are, and who's the terrorist. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | subjectivism |
| | C) | two wrongs make a right |
| | D) | wishful thinking |
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I don't want to vote for this sleazebag, but my father would turn over in his grave if I ever voted Republican. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | argument from pity |
| | C) | argument from popularity |
| | D) | guilt trip |
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Pynchon is where it's at. All the Alpha Kappas read him. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | subjectivism |
| | C) | group think fallacy |
| | D) | apple polishing |
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She'll be glad I spent the night out drinking. I'm giving her some personal space. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | rationalizing |
| | C) | argument from popularity |
| | D) | two wrongs make a right |
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There must be an afterlife. Wherever you find human beings you find their minds naturally returning to this thought. |
| | A) | No fallacy |
| | B) | common practice |
| | C) | argument from popularity |
| | D) | group think fallacy |
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