Matching: Identify the fallacy in the following arguments.
Group of answer choices Circular reasoning/begging the question, Straw man, False cause, Either-or
1- According to the national Uniform Crime Report, the number of women arrested rose by 66.1 percent between 1970 and 1980, compared to only 6 percent in the number of men's arrests. Before the rise of feminism in the 1970s the percentage of women arrested had consistently been lower than that of men. After the rise of feminism, the crime rate for women clearly went up. Hence, there can be little doubt that the rise of feminism in the 1970s caused an increase in female crime.
2- “Either we support the president’s health care revolution, or we will continue to be the only prosperous nation in world where 45 million people have no health care insurance.”
3- We should help the underprivileged because we have an obligation to watch out for those less fortunate than ourselves.


Label the following statement as fact or opinion.

Animals in many zoos are kept in areas that are much smaller than their natural habitats.

Group of answer choices

Opinion

Fact