PHILOSOPHY 105, QUIZ #4
- ______slippery slope
The problem isn’t really with legalizing marijuana itself for recreational use.The problem is that once marijuna is legalized, heroin will be legalized, and then crack cocaine will be legalized, and then all sorts of chocolate-covered pills will be legalized. As a result, no one will go to school or to the office, and not even Trump will be able to regain the majesty of the United States.
- ______ Ad-hominem
The idea of God is pretty dumb, even today. After all, don't forget the important fact that the idea of God arose first among illiterate primitive humans who were afraid of the wind. Sheesh!
- ______ Ad-hominem
Trump is the one who fools around with the ladies. Trump is the one with too much money. Trump is the one who has an unbelievably un-kissable mouth and fake hair. Yugh! He would never be a good president, let alone a dog catcher.
- ______Ad-populum
Mary's mother told Mary that Fords are the best cars. I wanted to know why Mary believed her mother. Mary said that her mother is an impeccably truthful person, and she knew that fact about her mother because her mother told her the truth about Fords.
- ______Appeal to tradition
My grandfather walked to school. My father walked to school. I walked to school. So you must walk to school, too, my lazy son!
- ______Accident
Right after I picked my nose, I heard a car crash outside on the street. And right after I spit on the floor, an airplane up north flew into some trees. Further, right after I cleaned out my ears with my little fingers, some guy on my block died. Obviously, I should stop doing all these disgusting things.
- ______Composition
Ferrara steals a lot of bases. Garvis steals a lot of bases. Hernandez steals a lot of bases. So, you can see why I say that the Phillies is the team that has the most stolen bases of any team.
- ______ Apples and oranges
The Phillies as a team, compared with other teams, has the most strike-outs by their pitchers against the batters of other teams. It follows that each of the Phillies pitchers has more strike-outs than any other pitcher on any team.
- ______Accident
Since Drexel University was founded by Wall Street financier and banker Anthony Drexel, we should be very suspicious of the LeBow graduates of that university.
- _____Begging the question
Johnny will surely flunk out of school. He smokes cigarettes. He listens to gansta rap. He drinks milk. He's terrible at shooting buckets. So, what else would you expect?
