10. True/False Review and Chapter Summary Use your knowledge about fallacies of relevance to determine which,...
10. True/False Review and Chapter Summary Use your knowledge about fallacies of relevance to determine which, if any, of the following statements are true. Check all that apply. An appeal to force fallacy attacks another arguer's personality, character, or identity without posing a genuine rebuttal to the opponent's argument. O Bandwagon arguments are a form of the argument against the person (ad hominem) fallacy. Some cogent arguments commit a fallacy of relevance. A red herring fallacy changes the subject within an argument. If an argument commits a fallacy of relevance, then the argument is neither sound nor cogent. O Sometimes personal comments are relevant to the conclusion of a good argument. All arguments that attempt to evoke feelings of sympathy are fallacious. Fallacies of relevance generally involve an argument with premises that are logically relevant to a proposed conclusion. The argument against the person (ad hominem) fallacy involves two arguers. Appeal to vanity is one version of the argument against the person fallacy. A straw man fallacy involves the misapplication of some general rule. Fallacies of relevance generally involve an argument with premises that appear psychologically relevant, but which are not logically relevant, to a proposed conclusion. Arguments from compassion are different from an appeal to pity fallacy. O A direct appeal to the people fallacy tries to win approval of its conclusion by exciting the emotions and enthusiasm of a group. In missing the point, an argument draws a conclusion that is different from that supported by the premises.