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Practice Exercise 8 A
Faulty Thinking
- Write “logical thinking” beside logical statements. Write
“faulty thinking” beside faulty statements.
| Example |
It rained last April fifth,
so it will probably rain this April fifth. |
Faulty
Thinking |
- Kelly spoke to every member of the curling club. Thirty-nine members
out of forty-two said they preferred to have a turkey dinner served
at their banquet. Kelly arranged to have the turkey dinner served at
the banquet.
- If my boss doesn’t like how l do the job, my boss should do
the work.
- Greg, Kim, Rachel, and Paula ordered the special; I should order
the special too.
- Andrea Donaldson, the national children’s author, says that
children should eat spinach everyday, so I feed my children spinach
everyday.
- Heather’s grandmother, who recently turned ninety-eight, drinks
one glass of red wine with every evening meal. The red wine must have
helped her to reach her current age.
- Fifty-one percent of people surveyed said they support twenty-four
hour shopping seven days a week. The government should change the laws
because most people want it.
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