Identify the type of fallacies committed in the ff arguments, if there is no fallacy is committed

write no fallacy.
1. How could anyone vote for Kamala Harris to be US president? The fact that her advocacy of
homosexuality proves that she has no self respect __abusive __________.

2. If we allow our children to play violent video games, they will become violent. Violence leads to
crime and murder. Therefore, we should avoid violent video games to prevent crime.__ slippery slop
3. If you are criticize capitalism you must be radical communist.______________

4. Nobody has ever proved that big bang theory is true. Therefore, we must conclude that big bang
theory is false. ___appeal to ignorance ___________

6. You must wear American jeans because in American jeans industry customer is king. And you are
not like everyone you deserve this jeans. Be a king! _snnobery ________
7. You will get pregnant if you kiss a boy .I have seen sara kiss a boy three times and now she is
pregnant ____concidence ______________
8. My mother has a lot of nerve criticizing me for marrying a man I only knew for three months. But
she married someone she only knew for three weeks.___you too____________
9. “Philosophers try to convince us that we should try to be as rational as possible. Who
are they kidding? They’re just human beings too, aren’t they? I’ll sure bet that they aren’t rational all
the time!”____you too ______________
10. Mr. Ayele “I would support PM Abiy Ahmmod with the War in Tigray but I don't like his policy
on the economy and education.’’
Mr. Tadesse ofcourse Ethiopia has also experienced a massive increase in internally displaced
persons in the last few years, with over 3.1 million IDPs, the highest number in the world. While
Ahmed’s ‘Medemer’ reforms preach a narrative of pan-Ethiopian unity, the reality is that modern
Ethiopia is forged.._______red harring
10. Everyone believes that the University is improving its academic programs yearly; therefore, I
conclude that the university will be a much higher rated school several years from now._bandwagen
11. You must believe that God exists. If you do not accept the existence of God; then you will face
the horrors of hell_____appeal to force ____________________
12. God exists because the bible says so, and the bible is true because it’s the word of the god
____begging the question _______________________
13.I have met three white Americans; and they have strong American national sentiment. Therefore,
probably every American has strong American national sentiment._ hasty generalization ____
14. Since he always uses Bic pen, Alemayehu has excellent hand writing.__post hoc/correlation

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 15. Karl Marx believes that the origin of life was an “accident.” This is not acceptable because Marx
is a godless and who has spent more time in jail than in church, so the only thing we should expect
from him is only foolishness. _abusive ________

17. John has argued that logic is not the most important thing in life. Apparently John advocates
irrationality. It has taken two million years for the human race to achieve the position that it has, and
John would throw the whole thing into the garbage. What utter nonsense!___straw man
18. Student: you shall give me five out of five point of class participation because many other
instructors gave me five marks. If you do not accept my idea, let me tell you who am I; you have to
be in the know of that I am political emissary and I have recorded your didactic teaching in class. If
you do not agree with me, I am going to put this message to higher officials. I am full of confidence
that you do not like that this would be happened unto you. Thus, you had better offer me five out of
five.
Instructor: you are not only ignorant but also arrogant. DO you mean that all students should get
five out of five! It is impossible.
How many fallacies are committed in the above conversation? Write the names of fallacies?

1 bandwagen…… 2 appeal to force……. 3Abusive….. 4strow man

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 Identify the type of fallacies committed in the ff arguments, if there is no fallacy is committed
write no fallacy.

1. Priests take a vow of property. The church is a communal body composed of priests. Therefore the
church should not own property ____compassion ______________.
2. All sentences have subject and verb, Death sentence is a sentence. Therefore, death sentence has
subject and verb. The fallacy committed in this Argument is __equivocation ______?
3. Many Ethiopians have been migrating to Europe merely due to the discomfort of Ethiopian
politics.__over simplified _____________

4. If experts could always trusted to make the right moral decision, then public participation would
not be necessary __accident ____________
5. Smith preaches that we should be kind and loving .but this is not acceptable because he doesn’t
practice it and I have seen him beat up on his kids.___you too __________________
6. People should be more careful for what they eat. Clearly we should stop eating everything because
everything is bad for us ____accident _______________
7. You will get pregnant if you kiss a boy .I have seen sara kiss a boy three times and now she is
pregnant ___concidence _______________

8. USA is a country it has soverginity, population, government and territory .Ethiopia like USA is a country.
So it has soverginity, population, government and territory___ weak analogy ______________

10. My mother has a lot of nerve criticizing me for marrying a man I only knew for three months.
But she married someone she only knew for three weeks.____you too ___________
6. The US has not proved that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction; therefore, Iraq has no such
weapons._____appeal to ignorance _______________
7. Every religious father preaches their respective followers on the truth claims of their respective
holly books. However, their argument is unbelievable since they themselves violates the claims of
the holly books.____you too ____________________
8. “Philosophers try to convince us that we should try to be as rational as possible. Who
are they kidding? They’re just human beings too, aren’t they? I’ll sure bet that they aren’t rational all
the time!”______you too ____________
9. Smith preaches that we should be kind and loving .But this is not acceptable because he doesn’t
practice it and I have seen him beat up on his kids. ___you too______

9. Priests take a vow of property. The church is a comitial body composed of priests. Therefore the
church should not own property ________________

10. Everyone believes Osho’s ideas are stupid .So Osho must be wrong___bandwagen ___________
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 11. When water is poured on the top of a pile of rocks, it always trickles down to the rocks on the
bottom. Similarly, when rich people make lots of money, we can expect this money to trickle down to
the poor._____weak analogy ___________________
12. No one has proved conclusively that America’s nuclear power plants constitute a danger to people
living in their immediate vicinity. Therefore, it is perfectly safe to continue to build nuclear power
plants near large metropolitan centers.____appeal to ignorance_________________
13. For many years, Senator Phil Gramm has argued in favor of increased expenditures for NASA. But
remember that NASA is situated in Houston, in Gramm’s home state. Obviously he supports these
expenditures. In view of these considerations, we should ignore Gramm’s arguments._ circumstantial
14. When water is poured on the top of a pile of rocks, it always trickles down to the rocks on the
bottom. Similarly, when rich people make lots of money, we can expect this money to trickle down to
the poor.________________________
15. Whoever thrusts a knife into another person should be arrested. But surgeons do precisely this when .
Therefore, surgeons should be arrest_________accident________________
16. All trees have bark. dogs bark therefore dogs are trees__ equavication __________________
17. John has argued that logic is not the most important thing in life. Apparently John advocates
irrationality. It has taken two million years for the human race to achieve the position that it has, and
John would throw the whole thing into the garbage. What utter nonsense!__ strwa man _____
18. 18. Student: you shall give me five out of five point of class participation because many other
instructors gave me five marks. If you do not accept my idea, let me tell you who am I; you have to
be in the know of that I am political emissary and I have recorded your didactic teaching in class. If
you do not agree with me, I am going to put this message to higher officials. I am full of confidence
that you do not like that this would be happened unto you. Thus, you had better offer me five out of
five.
Instructor: you are not only ignorant but also arrogant. DO you mean that all students should get
five out of five! It is impossible.
How many fallacies are committed in the above conversation? Write the names of fallacies?

1 bandwagon…… 2 appeal to force……. 3Abusive….. 4strow man

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 LOGIC 2nd assignment 10%.
Department__________________
Identify the fallacies committed in the following arguments and If no fallacy is committed, write ‘‘no
fallacy.’’.
1 Environmentalists accuse us of blocking the plan to convert Antarctica into a world park. In fact, nothing
could be further from the truth. Antarctica is a huge continent teeming with life. It is the home of millions of
penguins, seals, sea birds, and sea lions. Also, great schools of finfish and whales inhabit its coastal
waters______________________
2. Senate majority leader Trent Lott announced in a press conference that homosexuality is a sin. In view of Mr.
Lott’s expertise in religious matters, we must conclude that homosexuality is a sin, just as he
claims._______________________________
3. Brewing magnate Joseph Coors has argued that government should get off the back of the American
businessman. Obviously, Coors wants to abolish government altogether. Yet without government there would
be no defense, no judicial system, no Social Security, and no health and safety regulations. None of us wants to
forgo these benefits. Thus we can see that Coors’s argument is absurd. ________________________
4. It is ridiculous to hear that man from Peru complaining about America’s poverty. Peru has twice as much
poverty as America has ever had.__________________________
5. Extensive laboratory tests have failed to prove any deleterious side effects of the new pain killer lexaprine.
We conclude that lexaprine is safe for human consumption._______________________
6. When water is poured on the top of a pile of rocks, it always trickles down to the rocks on the bottom.
Similarly, when rich people make lots of money, we can expect this money to trickle down to the
poor.____________________________
7. There are more churches in New York City than in any other city in the nation, and more crimes are
committed in New York City than anywhere else. So, if we are to eliminate crime, we must abolish the
churches.___________________________
8. Senator Barrow advocates increased Social Security benefits for the poor. It is regrettable that the senator
finds it necessary to advocate socialism. Socialism defeats initiative, takes away promised rewards, and leads
directly to inefficiency and big government. It was tried for years in Eastern Europe, and it failed miserably.
Clearly, socialism is no good._______________________
9. Student: you shall give me five out of five point of class participation because many other instructors gave me
five marks. If you do not accept my idea, let me tell you who am I; you have to be in the know of that I am
political emissary and I have recorded your didactic teaching in class. If you do not agree with me, I am going
to put this message to higher officials. I am full of confidence that you do not like that this would be happened
unto you. Thus, you had better offer me five out of five.
Instructor: you are not only ignorant but also arrogant. DO you mean that all students should get five out of
five! It is impossible.
How many fallacies are committed in the above conversation? Write the names of fallacies?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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2 1
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3 1
2
4 1
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LOGIC 2nd assignment 10%.

Department__________________
Identify the fallacies committed in the following arguments and If no fallacy is committed, write ‘‘no
fallacy.’’.
1. Whoever thrusts a knife into another person should be arrested. But surgeons do precisely this when
operation. Therefore, surgeons should be arrest_________________________
2. Senator Barrow advocates increased Social Security benefits for the poor. It is regrettable that the senator
finds it necessary to advocate socialism. Socialism defeats initiative, takes away promised rewards, and leads
directly to inefficiency and big government. It was tried for years in Eastern Europe, and it failed miserably.
Clearly, socialism is no good._______________________
3. The editors of the Daily Register have accused our company of being one of the city’s worst water polluters.
But the Daily Register is responsible for much more pollution than we are. After all, they own the Western
Paper Company, and that company discharges tons of chemical residue into the city’s river every
day._________________________
4. Brewing magnate Joseph Coors has argued that government should get off the back of the American
businessman. Obviously, Coors wants to abolish government altogether. Yet without government there would
be no defense, no judicial system, no Social Security, and no health and safety regulations. None of us wants to
forgo these benefits. Thus we can see that Coors’s argument is absurd. _________________________
5. No one has proved conclusively that America’s nuclear power plants constitute a danger to people living in
their immediate vicinity. Therefore, it is perfectly safe to continue to build nuclear power plants near large
metropolitan centers._____________________
6. For many years, Senator Phil Gramm has argued in favor of increased expenditures for NASA. But remember
that NASA is situated in Houston, in Gramm’s home state. Obviously he supports these expenditures. In view
of these considerations, we should ignore Gramm’s arguments._____________
7. John has argued that logic is not the most important thing in life. Apparently John advocates irrationality. It
has taken two million years for the human race to achieve the position that it has, and John would throw the
whole thing into the garbage. What utter nonsense!______________________
8. Student: you shall give me five out of five point of class participation because many other instructors gave me
five marks. If you do not accept my idea, let me tell you who am I; you have to be in the know of that I am
political emissary and I have recorded your didactic teaching in class. If you do not agree with me, I am going
to put this message to higher officials. I am full of confidence that you do not like that this would be happened
unto you. Thus, you had better offer me five out of five.
Instructor: you are not only ignorant but also arrogant. DO you mean that all students should get five out of
five! It is impossible.

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How many fallacies are committed in the above conversation? Write the names of fallacies?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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Name, Id Name, Id
1 1
0
2 1
1
3 1
2
4 1
3
5 1
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 Identify the fallacies committed by the following arguments and If no fallacy is committed, write
‘‘no fallacy.’’
1. Whoever thrusts a knife into another person should be arrested. But surgeons do precisely
this when
operation. Therefore, surgeons should be arrest_________________________
2. Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy is not worth the paper it’s printed on. Nietzsche was an immoral
reprobate who went completely insane from syphilis before he died._____________________
3. Senator Barrow advocates increased Social Security benefits for the poor. It is regrettable that the
senator finds it necessary to advocate socialism. Socialism defeats initiative, takes away promised
rewards, and leads directly to inefficiency and big government. It was tried for years in Eastern
Europe, and it failed miserably. Clearly, socialism is no good._______________________

4. The editors of the Daily Register have accused our company of being one of the city’s worst water
polluters. But the Daily Register is responsible for much more pollution than we are. After all, they
own the Western Paper Company, and that company discharges tons of chemical residue into the
city’s river every day._________________________
5. Surely architect Norris is not responsible for the collapse of the Central Bank Tower. Norris has had
nothing but trouble lately. His daughter eloped with a child molester, his son committed suicide, and
his alcoholic wife recently left for Las Vegas with his retirement savings._____________________

6. Brewing magnate Joseph Coors has argued that government should get off the back of the American
businessman. Obviously, Coors wants to abolish government altogether. Yet without government
there would be no defense, no judicial system, no Social Security, and no health and safety
regulations. None of us wants to forgo these benefits. Thus we can see that Coors’s argument is
absurd. _________________________
7. No one has proved conclusively that America’s nuclear power plants constitute a danger to people
living in their immediate vicinity. Therefore, it is perfectly safe to continue to build nuclear power
plants near large metropolitan centers._____________________
8. For many years, Senator Phil Gramm has argued in favor of increased expenditures for NASA. But
remember that NASA is situated in Houston, in Gramm’s home state. Obviously he supports these
expenditures. In view of these considerations, we should ignore Gramm’s arguments._____________
9. Environmentalists accuse us of blocking the plan to convert Antarctica into a world park. In fact,
nothing could be further from the truth. Antarctica is a huge continent teeming with life. It is the
home of millions of penguins, seals, sea birds, and sea lions. Also, great schools of finfish and whales
inhabit its coastal waters______________________
10. When water is poured on the top of a pile of rocks, it always trickles down to the rocks on the
bottom. Similarly, when rich people make lots of money, we can expect this money to trickle down to
the poor.________________________

12. Extensive laboratory tests have failed to prove any deleterious side effects of the new pain killer
lexaprine. We conclude that lexaprine is safe for human consumption.
_13. Environmentalists accuse us of blocking the plan to convert Antarctica into a world park. In fact,
nothing could be further from the truth. Antarctica is a huge continent teeming with life. It is the

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home of millions of penguins, seals, sea birds, and sea lions. Also, great schools of finfish and whales
inhabit its coastal waters.
6. You must believe that God exists. If you don’t accept the existence of God; then you will face
the horrors of hell_________________________
7. Everyone believes Osho’s ideas are stupid .So Osho must be wrong___________________

16. I do not want to follow that preacher’s religion because I have seen him transgressing the
rules of the scripture. _____________.

1. “Philosophers try to convince us that we should try to be as rational as possible. Who

are they kidding? They’re just human beings too, aren’t they? I’ll sure bet that they aren’t
rational all the time!”__________________
5. Smith preaches that we should be kind and loving .But this is not acceptable because he
doesn’t practice it and I have seen him beat up on his kids. The fallacy committed in this
argument is___________
17. Do you still drinking excessively? __________________

3. People are like cats. You have to know how to scratch them to win their favor?

10. Disarmament is necessary because we need to limit the supply of dangerous weapons.
12. Karl Marx believes that the origin of life was an “accident.”Marx is a godless and who has
spent more time in jail than in church, so the only thing we should expect from him is only
foolishness.
13. I am sure that you will agree that we should all work together to increase the profit of this
company. Anyone not agreeing with this policy will be fired immediately.
16. Logic test was hard because the questions were very difficult
21. If experts could always trusted to make the right moral decision, then public participation
would not be necessary ______________
22. Smith preaches that we should be kind and loving .but this is not acceptable because he
doesn’t practice it and I have seen him beat up on his kids._____________________
24. People should be more careful for what they eat. Clearly we should stop eating everything
because everything is bad for us ___________________
25. You will get pregnant if you kiss a boy .I have seen sara kiss a boy three times and now she
is pregnant __________________

29. USA is a country it has soverginity, population, government and territory .Ethiopia like USA is a
country. So it has soverginity, population, government and territory_________________

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3. How could anyone vote for Donald trump Senator? The fact that he's still the advocator of
homosexuality proves that he has no self respect._____________________
5. My mother has a lot of nerve criticizing me for marrying a man I only knew for three months.
But she married someone she only knew for three weeks._______________
6. The US has not proved that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction; therefore, Iraq has no such
weapons.____________________
7. Every religious father preaches their respective followers on the truth claims of their
respective holly books. However, their argument is unbelievable since they themselves violates
the claims of the holly books.________________________
14.Everyone believes Esayas’s ideas are stupid. So, Esayas must be wrong__________

15. Education cannot prepare men and women for marriage. To try to educate them for marriage is like
trying to teach them to swim without letting them go into the water. It cannot be done.___________

17. Our logic instructor has collected assignments. But I had forgotten my assignment at
dormitory. He has collected assignments because I had forgotten my assignment; if I had brought
it, he would not have collected them_________________
17. All sentences have subject and verb, Death sentence is a sentence. Therefore, death sentence
has subject and verb. The fallacy committed in this Argument is ________?
18. Many Ethiopians have been migrating to Europe merely due to the discomfort of Ethiopian
politics._______________
19. Ethiopians are in favor of eating injera with shiro; so, they do not like any kind of traditional
dish except injera with shiro.___________________
3. Logic test was hard because the questions were very difficult ________________

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