Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

question 131

Short Answer

Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.
Speaker: In sum, despite the military's claims for the accuracy of smart weapons, over 70 percent of allied bombs missed their intended targets.
Person in audience: What's your documentation? Can you prove that you are right about that?
Speaker: Can you prove I'm wrong?

Explore the nature and types of enthymemes.

Understand the criteria for distributing terms in categorical syllogisms and propositions.

Grasp the implications of the number of valid syllogism forms and possible figures.

Evaluate arguments for missing premises or conclusions to complete or critique syllogisms.