Logical Fallacies

In the article " Vegas clinic may have sickened thousands", the title already portrays a fallacy. MAY HAVE sickened thousands, says who?? This is an example of Begging the Question, Appeal to Improper Authority/ Appeal to Biased Authority, and Hasty Generalization. It is considered begging the question because the author is assuming that there are thousands infected. It is appeal to improper authority/ appeal to biased authority because the author never says where he got his facts from an authority that proved it was thousands infected. Also a hasty generalization because he could, and probably is, exaggerating.

The discovery led to the biggest public health notification operation in U.S. history.....
This sentence is also a hasty generalization because how does this author know this is the biggest public health notification in U.S. history?

Bell said such improper procedures appear to be more common in outpatient surgical centers like the endoscopy center. Unlike hospitals, such centers often do not have employees whose sole responsibility is to monitor and educate staff on best practices.
This is an example of Straw Man because the author is putting down the outpatient centers in a way saying this infection amoung thousands happened because it was an outpatient not a hospital where the staff is more responsible because they have less responsibilities.


http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/5595894.html