Continue your practice identifying logical fallacies by completing the attached worksheet (review CH. 17). For this each section on this worksheet, identify the fallacy or fallacies present in the claims. Explain why you think your identification is correct

There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s Mastercard.

You should never gamble. Once you start gambling you find it hard to stop. Soon you are spending all your money on gambling, and eventually you will turn to crime to support your earnings.

You can’t give me a C – I’m an A student.

Leonardo Dicaprio drives a Prius – you should too.

Don’t vote for Sarah Palin – she’s an idiot, and an insult to women everywhere.

Economist Alan Greenspan argues that going on the gold standard will lead to economic prosperity.

America: love it or leave it.

I asked six of my friends what they thought of the new taxes and they agreed that they are a good idea. The new taxes are therefore generally popular.

Students should be allowed to look at their textbooks during examinations. After all, surgeons have X-rays to guide them during an operation, lawyers have briefs to guide them during a trial, carpenters have blueprints to guide them when they are building a house.

We should ignore what Steve Forbes says about the new tax law, because he won’t be affected by the change.

There’s no way he’s cheating on me – he’s a very faithful and loyal boyfriend.

Person A: Our society should be taxed less. Person B: It is unjust to promote a society that neglects the poor.

“I don’t think a Red Ryder BB rifle would make a good present for you. They are very dangerous and you’ll put your eye out. Now, don’t you agree that you should think of another gift idea?”

owed to look at their textbooks during examinations. After all, surgeons have X-rays to guide them during an operation, lawyers have briefs to guide them during a trial, carpenters have blueprints to guide…