MORE FALLACIES
PRACTICE
1.
Joe says that John Elway is the best quarter master in NFL history, but
what do you expect from a Denver Bronco’s fan.
2.
The teacher said that the class average on the test was D-, so I know
that I did badly.
3.
Sonia: It’s bad to drive under the influence of alcohol if you are a
minor.
Raymond: Why?
Sonia: Because it’s bad.
4.
Ramona: Retail supervisors should not be able to approve returns
with no receipts because there will be returns that they will not be able
to approve, because they will need to be approved by Loss Prevention.
5.
Ulysses: Dogs aren’t allowed to go hiking
Fernando: Why?
Ulysses: Because they are dogs.
6.
Susan said that the stock market has been a failure, but what does she
know? She’s a bonehead.
7.
You need to finish the workout or quit the team.
8.
Destiny: You need to get a job or get out.
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9.
Destiny: It’s wrong to fill up your plate with ketchup when you only
have two chicken nuggets.
Sandra: Why?
Destiny: Because it’s wrong.
10. It is not right to kill because it’s wrong to kill.
11. I can’t wash my car, because then I’d have to take out the dents,
replace the mirrors, and fix the glass.
12. I never go to the movie theatre because they don’t always have a
movie I want to see.
13. James said he will help me lose weight and get me on a good diet. But
he’s overweight. What does he know?
14. Lenny said the Phillies will lose but he’s stupid.
15. I shouldn’t try to hit a home run every time I’m up to bat because I
know I won’t get a home run every time.
16. I don’t want to go to sleep at 12:00 pm because then my roommate will
think that I always go to bed that late.
17. I don’t think you can say a person is stealing from an “all-you-can-eat”
buffet since it’s not clear how much you would have to eat for it to be
stealing.
18. I never wash my car because I can never get it all the way clean.
19. The FDA says blue food coloring is safe but I don’t believe the FDA.
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20. I’m not going to give up going dancing this weekend in order to prepare
for the midterm because then I’d have to give up dancing next
weekend , too.
21. My brother thinks I should eat breakfast everyday but my brother is
stupid!
22. Ryan: I don’t need to make up an extra-credit example.
PN: You do. You’re dumb!
23. Copernicus: The Earth goes around the Sun.
Establishment: No it doesn’t. You prove that it does.
Copernicus: No, you prove that it doesn’t.
24. Harry says that you should stretch after you run instead of before, but
don’t believe it because he used to say the opposite.
25. My son says he doesn’t have to show me that his homework is done,
that I have to believe him unless I show that he hasn’t done it.
26. I never give money to anyone on the street because I’d go broke giving
money to everyone.
27. Student: I couldn’t come to class yesterday to take the test because I
was sick.
Professor: I need proof.
Student: You prove that I wasn’t sick.
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