The following is an example of _____ fallacy.

The editors of the Daily Register have accused our company of being one of the city’s worst water polluters. But the Daily Register is responsible for much more pollution than we are. After all, they own the Western Paper Company, and that company discharges tons of chemical residue into the city’s river every day.

The basic structure of an argument from analogy is as follows:

Entity A has attributes a, b, c, and z.

Entity B has attributes a, b, c.

Therefore, entity B probably has attributes z also.

In the appeal to ignorance, the arguer accuses the reader or listener of being ignorant.

 If the conclusion of an argument depends on the occurrence of a chain reaction of events, and if there aren't enough reasons to believe that the chain reaction will actually occur, the argument commits a slippery slope fallacy.

The following is an example of the fallacy of _____.

"George, you

are being selfish and rude to your sister in calling her stupid. Tell her

you’re sorry.” “O.K., Mom. Hey, sis, I’m sorry you’re stupid."

The post hoc ergo propter hoc variety of the false cause fallacy presumes that X causes Y merely because X happens before Y.

The following can be best described as committing _____.

No one has ever been able to prove the existence of extrasensory perception.

We must therefore conclude that extrasensory perception is a myth.

The following is an example of the fallacy of _____.

On Monday I drank ten rum and Cokes, and the next morning I woke up with a headache. On Wednesday I drank eight gin and Cokes, and the next morning I woke up with a headache. On Friday I drank nine Bourbon and Cokes, and the next morning I woke up with a headache. Obviously, to prevent further headaches I must give up Coke.

 In the fallacy of appeal to force, the arguer physically attacks the listener.