Extra exercises and past paper

1."This candidate student union receives good comments from the teachers.They will properly win the Student Union election."(2010-11 first test)

The logical fallacy is fallacy of insufficiency

Explanation:Good comment from teachers doesn't represent they will win the campaign.There are other reasons to explain why this candidate SU wins such as support from students.

2."Since people who eat meat are wicked and unloving,I choose to be a vegetarian and I don't eat meat."(2010-11 First Test)

The logical fallacy is fallacy of inappropriate presumption

Explanation:It wrongly persumed that the people who eat meat are wicked.One chooses to be a vegetarian because he thinks it is a healthy eating habit.It is unrelated to conception of being wicked and unloving.

3."The cheering team of that house had performed very well on Sports Day,this explained why the house won the overall championship."(2010-11 Half yearly exam)

The logical fallacy is fallacy of insufficiency/irrelevance.

Explanation:The cheering team's good performance is related to the achievement of the overall championship but it is not the only reason for that.There are many reasons explain why a house win such as the good performance of athletes.

4.Many people go travelling during Christmas holiday,that's why there are fewer people walking in shopping malls.(2010-11 Half yearly exam)

The logical fallacy is fallacy of insufficiency.

Explanation:Going travelling is one of the possible reasons,There are other reasons for that such as economic downturn,which make people walk in shopping malls.

5.There was an unnamed lake named as "nameless lake".

The logical fallacy is fallacy of inconsistency.

Explanation:Here is already a name for the lake,it is inconsistent with the name called "nameless".which means there is no name for the lake.

6."Your Honour,this little girl should be judged not guilty because she came from a broken home."

The logical fallacy is fallacy of irrelevance

Explanation:The reason is not relevant to the conclusion.Whether the girl is guilty or not has no direct relationship with her family background.It is related to the evidence.