Name the fallacy involved in each passage; (b) explain it. (a) What is the best reason to call Carpet-Masters? There is no reason not to call today and let us make your carpets look like new again.
(b) A 2003 poll by the Gallup organization shows that 48% of Americans accept creationism, while only 28% accept evolution. This means that more than twice as many people believe in the Devil as believe in evolution. This is some of the strongest non-religious evidence favoring creationism that science has produced.
(c) Jane Zimmer, an archeologist trained at Columbia University, has urged the federal panel to withdraw it's approval for the importation of ancient artifacts from countries lacking a stable government. "Just because collectors can bribe officials to allow the removal of a part of a country's artistic heritage doesn't make it right," she told a reporter from Boston Globe.
(d) Are women still discouraged from excelling in sports by a lack of financial or emotional support?
(e) Joe has a pain in his foot. His foot is in his shoe. So, Joe has a pain in his shoe.
(f) Adultery can never be justified, for it is never acceptable for a married person to have sex with anyone but his or her spouse.
(g) I hope you understand my predicament. I tried as hard as I could to get a B or better, but unfortunately the effort wasn't enough. It is very important to me to retain my scholarship, as I am sure you can appreciate, having been through college myself. If I lose the scholarship, I may have to drop out of school to work, and then I'll never achieve my goal of becoming a veterinarian.
(h) Jones must be a crook. After all, he worked for the law firm Dewey, Cheathman, and Howe, and they were famous for their shady dealings.
(i) The economist's model for determining the price of Gold is absolutely brilliant. No wonder he won the Noble Prize. It's true that the predictions produced by the model turned out to be off by a wide margin in almost all cases. But this is a minor point.
(j) A majority of doctors think that the morals of our young people have declined.