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I’m trying to check my answers to see if I have the correct answers. Can you help me with the following questions? Thank you.

15. We should get rid of all our laws that make it illegal to use hard drugs because even with all the laws we have people still use the drugs. a) hasty generalization b) genetic fallacy c) straw man d) perfectionist fallacy e) circumstantial ad hominem 16. School is like prison. They both lock people up all day in buildings even when the people don't want be there. And since schools are like prisons and yet students haven't been convicted of any crimes, I think we need to free all students from the schools. a) hasty generalization b) weak analogy c) red herring d) genetic fallacy e) slippery flope 17. I don't think John deserves a ticket for speeding because he just lost his job and doesn't have any money to pay the ticket. a) hasty generalizatioin b) genetic fallacy c) appeal to pity d) slippery slope e) straw man 18. I was feeling great and then I went to that Italian restaurant and now I'm feeling sick. I must have eaten some food that was poisoned. a) hasty generalizatiion b) straw man c) post hoc d) weak analogy e) appeal to popularity 19. Yeah, I know he "won" the tournament, but I still don't think he is very good. "Won" is an example of a) a weaseler b) ridicule c) a downplayer d) syntactic ambiguity e) semantic ambiguity 20. Taking this course will possibly help you to pass the test. The word "possibly" is an example of a) a weaseler b) ridicule c) a downplayer d_syntactic ambiguity e) semantic ambiguity

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15. The correct answer is Option D. This is the perfectionistic fallacy.

16. The correct answer is Option B. This is a weak analogy.

17. The correct answer is Option C. This is appeal to pity.

18. The correct answer is Option C. This is post hoc.

Please post the other questions separately. As per the answering guidelines we are supposed to answer just one question or four sub parts of the same question.