(7) “Of all the men of that department he seemed to be the most trustworthy, and I pride myself on my ability to judge men in this regard; but now even the police cannot find him.”
The fact that the police cannot find him has nothing to do with the argument. The fallacy is that of non sequitur.
(8) “You must not whisper in my classes.” Fallacy of accent.
(9) “I am a Progressive because I believe in progress.” Fallacy of figure of speech.
(10) “I know it is true because I found it in our text book.” Fallacy of irrelevant conclusion.
11. REVIEW QUESTIONS.
(1) Give the negative aspect of the second part of the definition of logic.
(2) Define and illustrate the term fallacy as it is used in logic.
(3) Distinguish between a paralogism and a sophism.
(4) Tell of the mission of Socrates.