The fallacy of _____ is committed when the conclusion of an argument depends on the erroneous transference of an attribute from a whole (or a class) onto its parts (or members).

e.g. "This airplane was made in Seattle. Therefore, every component part of this airplane was made in Seattle."

The following is an example of the fallacy of ____.

A line is composed of points. Points have no length. Therefore, a line has no length.

In the straw man fallacy, an arguer often distorts another person’s argument by making it look more extreme than it really is.

The following can be described as committing ___:

George said that he was interviewing for a job drilling oil wells in the supervisor’s office. We can only conclude that the supervisor must have an awfully

dirty office.

A _____ is a defect in an argument that arises from either a mistake in reasoning or the creation of an illusion that tries to make a bad argument appear good.

It is always wrong to appeal to authority.

The following can be best described as committing _____:

Recent studies have shown that conventional food has the same vitamins, minerals, proteins, and other nutrients as organic food. Therefore, it’s just as good

to eat conventional food as organic food.

The fallacy of _____ occurs when the link between premises and conclusion depends on some imagine causal connection that probably does not exist.

e.g. "Successful business executives are paid salaries in excess of $100,000. Therefore, the best way to ensure that Ferguson will become a successful executive is to raise his salary to at least $100,000."

The following can be best seen as committing _____:

No one should buy clothing at a department store without first trying it on.

Accordingly, no one should buy food at a grocery store without first tasting it.