Drag each tile to the correct box.
Match each example to the type of faulty reasoning it represents.
hasty generalization
ad hominem
slippery slope
red herring
PERSON A: Students are organizing a protest
because they want better lunch menu options
at better prices.
PERSON B: But what about the teachers?
Don't they get a say?
PERSON A: Ten dollars for an ice cream cone
is ridiculous.
PERSON B: Well, you didn't mind charging me
twice as much for the beaded friendship bracelet.



Answer :

In the given conversation, the examples of faulty reasoning are: 1. Hasty generalization: Person A's statement about students organizing a protest for better lunch menu options at better prices is a hasty generalization because it assumes that all students are in agreement and motivated solely by this issue without considering other possible reasons for the protest. 2. Ad hominem: Person B's response to Person A by bringing up the issue of teachers not having a say in the protest is an ad hominem attack because it diverts the discussion away from the main point (lunch menu options) and attacks the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself. 3. Red herring: Person B's comment about the cost of an ice cream cone being ten dollars and the price of a friendship bracelet is a red herring because it introduces an unrelated topic (cost of items) to distract from the main issue of the protest and lunch menu options. These examples illustrate different types of faulty reasoning where arguments are based on assumptions, personal attacks, or irrelevant distractions rather than logical reasoning.

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