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PHIL 37 Symbolic Logic Summer I 2023 Logic Problem Set #5 Read the following arguments. If there is an informal fallacy in the argument, identify it. If there is no fallacy, then state "no fallacy." 1. During years in which there is more pasta exported from Italy, there also tends to be fewer traffic crashes in the midwestern United States. Therefore pasta can reduce traffic injuries. 2. Jorge said that he has an issue with an increase on the sales tax for sugary drinks, so he must be a conservative Republican. Everyone either approves of more taxes or they are conservative Republicans. 3. You cannot trust the lectures from Professor Musa. She does not dress like a proper academic. 4. Lying is always wrong because it is always wrong deliberately to deceive someone into believing something that is not true. 5. It is true that a high-fiber diet is healthy for the general population because all dietitians agree on this fact. 6. People who want to build bike lanes think that it will solve the environmental crisis. It will not solve the crisis because there are other sorts of harmful emissions apart from cars. 7. Classical moral philosophy teaches that we should seek the good. My uncle thinks that milkshakes from McBurgerPrince are good. Therefore we should all seek milkshakes from McBurgerPrince. 8. Taylor Swift endorsed Jenna Liesalot in the electoral race for house representative, so you should vote for Jenna! 9. The more time spent on social media is correlated with a lower grade point average. Therefore social media can have a negative causal impact on your grades. 10. Nadia said that America is a free country. But she's wrong about that. It is in fact very expensive to live in America.