Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. Identify the logical fallacy demonstrated in each excerpt. ad hominem, false dilemma, false analogy, red herring. Excerpt 1 Our current mayor has been in politics for over 25 years. It is time that we have a younger mayor, so we can have fresh ideas to make our city better. 2 It is true that the city council did approve a tax for a new road construction project. However, our city needs to attract more businesses to stabilize our economy. 3 Driving to work instead of using public transportation is like not eating everything on your plate. It wastes valuable resources. 4 Increasing our city’s debt to improve our roads is better than letting all our cars be destroyed because of all the pot holes.
Answer:
Excerpt 1: ad hominem
Excerpt 2: red herring
Excerpt 3: false analogy
Excerpt 4: false dilemma