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Each of the 15 following examples contains ONE logical fallacy. In the blank under the statement, write in which logical fallacy it is. The logical fallacy you put down MUST be one that is discussed in your textbook in Chapter 6 of Writing Logically, Thinking Critically, using the terminology the book provides. Paste this into an email and send it to me in an email with “Logical Fallacy Quiz” and your section number in the subject heading.1. America. Love it or leave it. ___________________________2. Politicians lack integrity because they can’t be trusted. __________________________3. Any rational person will accept that guns should be illegal. ________________________4. Ever since they took prayers out of the schools, there have been a lot of school shootings. _______________________.5. If we let kids bring phones to school, they will do nothing but bully each other until the next thing you know, we let them bring guns as well. ______________________6. People who come from other countries can’t possibly understand the United States Constitution. ________________________________7. I think I deserve an A in the class because I had a hard time during the semester, working a lot of hours and having to put up with a boss that was a total jerk.__________________8. Have you stopped cheating on your taxes yet? __________________________________9. Why should we vote for that womanizing scoundrel? ____________________________10. If we elect that guy, it’d be like bringing back Hitler. ____________________________11. How can we elect a person like John Smith, who is so deeply devoted to that religion? _______________.12. The world has been a mess ever since cell phones were invented. ____________13. Teaching sex education in the schools will make young girls want to be unwed mothers. _____________________.14. Marianne is wonderful. She loves to do research, but Jackie is just plain nosy and is always cyber stalking her friends. _____________________15. My uncle, who’s the president of the local chapter of the NRA, says that assault rifles should be available to everyone. ____________________________
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