ENG 108 FALLACY QUIZ 1 The following quote dates from the ti

ENG 108 FALLACY QUIZ

1. The following quote dates from the time of the Holocaust and can be found in Baynes, The Speeches of Adolf Hitler: \"The influence of this intellectual Jewish class in Germany had everywhere a disintegrating effect\" (p. 732). This is an example of

Begging the question.

2. There has been a simultaneous increase in both immigration and unemployment; therefore, immigrants are taking away American jobs. This is an example of which fallacy?

Solution

The following quote dates from the time of the Holocaust and can be found in Baynes, The Speeches of Adolf Hitler: \"The influence of this intellectual Jewish class in Germany had everywhere a disintegrating effect\" (p. 732). This is an example of

Red Herring.

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2. There has been a simultaneous increase in both immigration and unemployment; therefore, immigrants are taking away American jobs. This is an example of which fallacy?

Cum Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc