Name: __Erica Miles Castillo__ 11/4/20

Section: __ABM 11C__

MODULE 2

Task No. 1

A. Briefly explain your answer to the following questions.

1. Among the different methods of philosophy which specific method is most meaningful
for you?
Answer:
The most meaningful methods of philosophy is the method of Logic and Critical
Thinking: Tools in Reasoning because this method talks about facts, opinion,
personal feelings, cultural systems, values and beliefs. And for me this method of
philosophy is not bias and prejudice and I want to this method that it opens new
ideas, suggestion and opinion. And this method you can use to out your personal
feeling.

2. What makes a person critical thinker? What characteristics of a critical thinking do you
think you possess or ought to have?
Answer:

A person makes a critical thinker by the curiosity that a person have, critical
thinking is the careful, reflective, rational and systematic approach to questions of
very general interest. merely giving claims but through careful thought, one
reasons through argumentation’s.
I think Continually examining and re examining ideas is my critical thinking that I
have and to better understand every detail .
Task No. 2
I. Give THREE examples of situations applying any of the fallacies and explain briefly
what makes it fallacy.

1. False Cause -
Answer:
“Every time I use and hug the teddy bears, I’m sad and cry therefore I
will not use and remember who gave to me this bear.”

FALLACY: because I’m not sure if I can do that to control my feelings and
to don’t use or hug my teddy bears.

2. Appeal to ignorance-
Answer:

No one can actually prove that God exists; therefore God does not exist.

FALLACY: God does not exist.

3. Tu Quoque Fallacy-
Answer:
Parent: “You have to clean your room, it’s too messy.” Child: “But your
room is messy too, so why should I listen to you?”

FALLACY: the rooms is messy

II. Analyze the given examples of fallacies below. Identify which category does it belong.

III.

1. You should not find the defendant guilty of murder, since it

would break his poor mother's heart to see him sent to jail. Appeal to Pity

2. Ann wore her favorite bracelet today and aced her quarterly
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examination, that bracelet must be lucky.

3. Everyone has their right to free speech so I can say whatever I

want to say, and no one should try to stop me. Appeal to Ignorance

4. She allowed me to sleepover at their house, but she didn’ t tell

Appeal to Pity
me not to eat anything. So, I guess it’s okay with her if I eat some
of the snacks.

5. If you tell my parents that I was absent yesterday, I can't be your

friend anymore. Appeal to Force

6. My teacher should consider a special exam for me, because I was

sick last week. Begging the question

7. I saw him standing beside the Guidance office. I know he was the
Begging the question
one who vandalized on the wall.

8. Every time I bring my umbrella with me, the rain is not pouring.
False Cause

9. “ Dad, you also drink alcohol on special occasions, so how can

Tu Quoque
you tell me not to do it?” Fallacy

10. Everyone is my PE class is wearing Air Jordan’s. I badly need to

bandwagon
buy those sneakers.

11. He is drinking from the pitcher of water; he is a baseball pitcher.

Equivacation Fallacies

12. If we have all the best players on our team, we will always win.
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