Jeanne takes her young child to get a flu shot. Two weeks after the shot, her child fails their science exam. Jeanne reads an article on a social media site and begins to suspect that the flu shot is to blame. What type of fallacy is this?Group of answer choicescreating a straw manbegging the questionpointing to a false causeappealing to authority

Study the types of logical fallacies on pages 246-247. Mach each example given below to its fallacy type. If you eat this slice of pizza, you will gain weight.   You tell your roommate that you would rather study for your quiz this evening than watching Netflix. Your roommate rolls her eyes and says that you do not want to spend time with her anymore. The new restaurant that opened in the mall serves delicious food. Thus, the owner of this restaurant should run for presidency.   I showered and then went for a walk without drying my hair, and because of that, I became ill in the evening.  A. Straw ManB. Slippery SlopeC. Non sequiturD. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc

False Cause (non causa pro causa) is the fallacy of false cause occurs whenever the link between premises and conclusion depends on some imagined causal connection that probably does not exist. Whenever an argument is suspected of committing the false cause fallacy, the reader or listener should be able to say that the conclusion depends on the supposition that X causes Y, whereas X probably does not cause Y at all.Group of answer choicesTrueFalseNext

This type of fallacy relies upon the use of an argument or an idea that is perceived to be popular among the masses, and so, it must be the truth:Question 9Select one:a.Ad hominemb.Non-Sequiturc.Non-starterd.Ad populum

The statement “My opponent wants your children to be exposed to ideas that will make them hate our nation.” is a fallacy calledGroup of answer choicesappealing to traditioncreating a straw manbegging the questioncreating a red herring

A candidate for the local school board claims their opponent is the leader of a secret society that is planning to replace all the history books with occult religious texts. What type of fallacy is this?Group of answer choicespointing to a false causeappealing to authoritycreating a straw manbegging the question