Logic: There are 7 questions - logical fallacies.
8. Senator Carter, I'm sure you will be happy to cast the deciding vote for our request to drill for oil in the Big Glacier wilderness area. After all, we know your wife is a double agent for the CIA, and I'm sure you wouldn't want her identity made known to certain foreign governments.
a. Red herring
b. Appeal to force
c. Argument against the person (circumstantial)
d. Straw man
e. Appeal to pity
9. Astronomers study stars. Nicole Kidman is a star. Therefore, astronomers study Nicole Kidman.
a. Begging the question
b. Equivocation
c. Amphiboly
d. Division
e. Composition
10. Karen argues that it's not right to post the photographs of convicted child molesters on the Internet. Obviously, Karen supports child molestation. But these monsters have completely ruined the lives of thousands of children. They can't be allowed to wreak their havoc any longer. Clearly, Karen's argument is misguided.
a. Missing the point
b. Accident
c. Red herring
d. Straw man
e. Argument against the person (circumstantial)
11. Dog owners have asked that they be allowed to bring their pets to the beach. This request will have to be denied. If dogs are allowed on the beach, then soon we will have horses and cows. Before long, there will be sheep, goats, pigs, and chickens. All that potential food will attract the owners of jaguars, lions, and tigers. In the end, the beach will be a war zone.
a. False dichotomy
b. Suppressed evidence
c. Begging the question
d. Slippery slope
e. Composition
12. Every member of the drill team marches very well. Therefore, the drill team marches very well.
a. Composition
b. False cause
c. Hasty generalization
d. Appeal to people
e. Division
13. More people in America drink Budweiser than any other beer. Clearly then, if you drink beer, you should drink Bud.
a. Appeal to ignorance
b. Hasty generalization
c. Weak analogy
d. Red herring
e. Appeal to the people
14. Philosopher Peter Singer argues for the right to kill handicapped newborn babies. But Singer is a disgusting irreligious crypto Nazi who is sometimes described as the most dangerous man in the world today. Obviously, his arguments are nonsense.
a. Missing the point
b. Argument against the person (abusive)
c. Begging the question
d. Red herring
e. Appeal to unqualified authority