Philosophy · Informal Fallacies
Which of the following arguments exhibit premises that are completely irrelevant to the conclusion (Fallacies of Relevance)? (A) Dogs are cats, cats are felines so dogs are felines. (B) Althea is two years old. So, Althea probably goes to college. (C) Chris is a woman. Therefore, Chris enjoys knitting. (D) Marty is a high-school senior. So, Marty likely has a Ph.D. (E) All dogs have five legs. Rover is a dog. So Rover has five legs. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- 1(B) and (D) Only✓
- 2(A) and (E) Only
- 3(C) and (E) Only
- 4(A) and (C) Only
Correct answer
(B) and (D) Only
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