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Argument structure and fallacies

ITEM 1

Colin Closet asserts that if we allow same-sex couples to marry, then the next thing we know we'll be allowing people to marry their parents, their cars and even monkeys and thus same sex marriages cannot be allowed

http://thechifiles.com

Structure fallacy

If we allow same-sex couples to marry

Insufficient to conclude that we‘ll be allowing people to marry their parents, their cars and even monkey

Because no evidence is presented to show that the hypothesis will happen. We allow same-sex couples to marry, it does not mean that we‘ll allowing people to marry their parents, their cars and even monkeys . So the conclusion is not persuadable and correct.

Fallacy of presumption: Slippery slope

ITEM 2

Smith, who is from England, decides to attend graduates school at Ohio State University. He has never been to the US before. The day after he arrives, he is walking back from an orientation session and sees two white squirrels chasing each other around a tree. In his next letter home, he tells his family that American squirrels are white.

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/hasty-generalization.html

Structure fallacy

Smith only sees two white squirrels in US , he draws a conclusion based on the characteristic of two white squirrels that all squirrels in US are white. On the other word, he uses the characteristic of small quantity to generalize the characteristic of all squirrels American

Content fallacy: Hasty generalization

ITEM 3

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Structure fallacy

it is presumed that there are only two choices while in fact more options are available. You can choose both of them or can choose other choices. You can live in US and do not love this country or you can live in other country and love US very much.

False Dilemma