the following list of fallacies examined in the question Ad hominem Composition Illicit appeal to authority Appeal to the few Appeal to a saying Appeal to Ignorance Appeal to novelty Appeal to tradition Bad ANALOGY Bandwagon Begging the question Circular argument Division Equivocation False alternative False cause False disjunct Genetic Fallacy Half-truth Hasty generalization Irrelevant reasons Leading question Lifting out of context Question begging definition Red herring Slippery slope Straw man Weasel words Here is the Question Identify the logical fallacy most obviously committed in the following examples and state how that fallacy is committed. Some examples contain more than one fallacy, and some contain none(please help me to figure out the question) 1. All those people in France can't be wrong, so eating snails must be good for you 2. It would be a mistake to spend much time studying Martin Heidegger's philosophy since he is now known to have been a Nazi 3. Professor Adel's view on ethics, which he calls ethical naturalism, is multifaceted. Since every part of it is derived from views held long ago by either Aristotle or Plato, we can be sure that ethical naturalism has a lot going for it 4. My opponent in this election wants to know about my record on social issues. But what I want to know is what she thinks about defense spending. 5. John’s R.O.T.C squad just received an award as the most outstanding in the state, so he must be a fine soldier. 6. John should be trusted because he says he's trustworthy, and he wouldn't say that if he couldn't be trust 7. The only real choice humans face is whether Hobbes is right in saying that humans are selfish and that therefore disobedience to the sovereign can occur only when one's life is threatened 8. John enjoyed going to the baseball game with me last spring, so I know he'll want to go with me to the football game tomorrow 9. You have no proof that I was there on July 4th, so that shows that I wasn't. 10. I myself saw the doctor give him an injection just a couple of seconds before he lapsed into a coma, so I'm sure that's what caused the coma
1. Bandwagon: All those people in France can't be wrong, so
eating snails must be good for you.
2. Ad hominem: It would be a mistake to spend much time studying
Martin Heidegger's philosophy since he is now known to have been a
Nazi.
3. Composition: Professor Adel's view on ethics, which he calls
ethical naturalism, is multifaceted. Since every part of it is
derived from views held long ago by either Aristotle or Plato, we
can be sure that ethical naturalism has a lot going for it.
4. Red herring: My opponent in this election wants to know about my
record on social issues. But what I want to know is what she thinks
about defense spending.
Please post the other questions separately as we are supposed to
answer just one question or four sub parts of the same
question.
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