Write at least two fallacies that can be found in the Israeli argument and explain each one.
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3. Post Hoc
Not the cause of the action (Letโs not take Bill on our picnic. Every time we take him out with us, it rains)
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8. Poisoning the Well
hamstring the opponent before he could even start ("โMy opponent is a notorious liar. You canโt believe a word that he is going to sayโ)
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4. Contradictory Premises
when a premise of an argument contradicts each other (if God can do anything, can He make a stone so heavy that He wonโt be able to lift it)
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2. Hasty Generalization
too few instances to support such a conclusion (You and Petey canโt speak French, therefore I conclude that nobody at the University speaks French)
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scenario 1 : Mom's trying to foce you to volunteer!
Mom is trying to force you to volunteer for some organization but you oppose it. Point out three fallacies in her claims that might change her mind
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1. Dicto Simpliciter
an argument based on an unqualified generalization (all the things you learn in school donโt have anything to do with life)
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5. Ad Misericordiam
not answering the question you were asked, instead making statement that is not relevant to the question.
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6. False Analogy
Example: "Students should be allowed to look at their textbooks during examinations, after all surgeons have X-rays to guide them during an operation..."
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7. Hypothesis Contrary to Fact
You cannot start with a hypothesis that is not true and then draw any supportable conclusion out of it.