Questions: Which of the following is an example of the anecdotal fallacy? ○ Your opponent claims that herbal medicine is more beneficial than modern medicine because it uses the power of Mother Earth. ○ Your opponent claims that we should continue to fund the war effort because we have spent so much money on it already. ○ Your opponent uses a personal story about shooting an intruder to refute your statistical claim that keeping loaded handguns in the home significantly increases the likelihood of homicide for that home's residents. ○ Your opponent dismisses your example of Alice Cooper as a rockstar who didn't use drugs by stating that his sobriety shows he isn't a real rockstar.

The answer is: Your opponent uses a personal story about shooting an intruder to refute your statistical claim that keeping loaded handguns in the home significantly increases the likelihood of homicide for that home's residents.

This is not an example of the anecdotal fallacy. It is more of an appeal to nature, where the argument is based on the belief that natural things are inherently better.

This is an example of the sunk cost fallacy, not the anecdotal fallacy. The argument is based on the idea that past investments justify continued investment, regardless of the current situation.

This is an example of the anecdotal fallacy. The opponent uses a personal story or isolated example to counter statistical evidence, which is a common characteristic of the anecdotal fallacy.

This is an example of the "No True Scotsman" fallacy, where the definition of a group is arbitrarily changed to exclude a counterexample. It is not an anecdotal fallacy.