Use your knowledge about fallacies of relevance to determine which, if any, of the following statements are true. Check all that apply. 1) An appeal to force fallacy attacks another arguer's personality, character, or identity without posing a genuine rebuttal to the opponent's argument.
2) Bandwagon arguments are a form of the argument against the person (ad hominem) fallacy.
3) Some cogent arguments commit a fallacy of relevance.
4) A red herring fallacy changes the subject within an argument.
5) If an argument commits a fallacy of relevance, then the argument is neither sound nor cogent. O 6) Sometimes personal comments are relevant to the conclusion of a good argument.
7) All arguments that attempt to evoke feelings of sympathy are fallacious.
8) Fallacies of relevance generally involve an argument with premises that are logically relevant to a proposed conclusion.
9) The argument against the person (ad hominem) fallacy involves two arguers.
10) Appeal to vanity is one version of the argument against the person fallacy.
11) A straw man fallacy involves the misapplication of some general rule.
12) Fallacies of relevance generally involve an argument with premises that appear psychologically relevant, but which are not logically relevant, to a proposed conclusion.
13) Arguments from compassion are different from an appeal to pity fallacy.
14) A direct appeal to the people fallacy tries to win approval of its conclusion by exciting the emotions and enthusiasm of a group.
15) In missing the point, an argument draws a conclusion that is different from that supported by the premises.

Answer and Explanation:

1. This is wrong. Appeal to force (argumentum ad baculum) threatens to attack or bring unfortunate events upon individuals that disagree to a proposition.

2.this is not correct. Ad hominem fallacies attack the individual's personality or character instead of the person's argument. Refer to number 1. While bandwagon arguments are a form of appeal to the people fallacy(argumentum ad populum) that attack the psychological insecurity of individuals by making them accept arguments based on how many people have accepted it or based on polls.

3.Not correct. A cogent argument is a sound argument in inductive reasoning and cannot be cogent if it commits a fallacy of relevance.

4.Correct. A red herring fallacy tries to divert attention from the main subject.

5.Correct. an argument cannot be sound or cogent if it commits a fallacy of relevance.

6.correct .a personal comment could be a fact relevant to the the conclusion of the argument

7.correct.arguments that fail to convince based on fact and reason and instead resort to sympathy are fallacious. They are called Appeal to Pity (argumentum ad misericordiam)

8.Not correct. This is the opposite. Fallacies of relevance present arguments that lack premise with no relevance to the conclusion.

9.yes correct. Ad hominem fallacies involve two arguers where one arguer tries to attack the other arguer's character and not his argument

10.Not correct. This is a form of appeal to the people fallacy that employs flattery in persuading an individual or individuals in accepting an argument.

11.wrong. the straw man fallacy involves the twisting and distortion of an argument and making that distortion the argument, attacking as if that was the argument made in the first place.

12.Correct. a fallacy of relevance argument may evoke emotions and appear psychological relevant but do not follow logically.

13.correct. arguments of compassion are different from arguments of pity as they still follow logical conclusion albeit incorporating compassion.

14.correct. appeal to the people fallacy employs compliments and other psychological tools to win the people over in accepting the argument

15. Incorrect. Missing the point fallacy is argument that it conclusion supports the premises but its conclusion does not address the issue tHereford missing the point.

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