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Exercise 20

Avg difficulty 2.5

There are a number of fallacies that were not discussed in this section. Do an internet search for the following fallacies. Provide both a definition and at least one example.

  1. Slippery Slope

  2. Circular Reasoning

  3. Appeal to Emotion

  4. Red Herring

  5. Whataboutism

Lee et al., Math in Society, §1.8 Logical Fallacies, Exercise 20

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