Early on in the year, I introduced a number of fallacies, and before investigating arguments further, here’s some revision and exercises for the first five:

Weasel words, slippery slope, appeal to authority, argument from ignorance, shifting the goalposts/special pleading.

After revising the definitions in those links, try identifying the fallacies in these statements — more exercises for Patreon supporters at https://www.patreon.com/kyliesturgess.

1. There’s a tremendous concern about the number of drivers on the road and it’s understandable, considering that it’s going to lead to congestion, more fights in traffic and then war between drivers 
2. We’re still unsure about the origins of the universe, so it’s fair to argue that it could have begun with a big sneeze. 
3. You might think that I caught a mouse and it is cruel, but there’s plenty of people who eat hamburgers everyday and no one criticises them. 
4. This solution adequately addresses all of your concerns, so you’ll be confident about the final results. 
5. The best soup is by the Jones soup makers and you can tell because the President eats it.

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