EXERCISE 4: Ad Verecundiam Fallacies - Impersonal

Identify the fallacy that occurs in each passage.

These will be fallacies from the Ad Verecundiam - Impersonal family: Appeal to Popularity, Appeal to Rugged Individualism, Appeal to Tradition, Appeal to Novelty, and Naturalistic Fallacy.

1. There is nothing wrong with fraternity hazing rituals. Many primitive cultures have similar rites of passage.

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2. Come to Acapulco, the place more people visit than anywhere in Mexico.

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3. Our company is leading the way into the future.

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4. At our university you can expect to find the same demand for excellence that has characterized this school for over a hundred years.

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5. Dave's Insanity Sauce. It's not for everyone!

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