, Name:
Unit 1A Test
75 75 75 Date:
11. List the two components
75 75 75 75of75a75logical75argument.
2. Summarize75the75fallacy75of75personal75attack.
3. Summarize75the75fallacy75of75false75cause.
4. Give75an75example75of75an75argument75that75involves75a75straw75man.
5. List75the75premise75and75the75conclusion75of75the75following75argument:
The75dogs75are75barking.75Someone75must75be75outside.
6. List75the75premise75and75the75conclusion75of75the75following75argument:
People75love75puppies,75so75don’t75count75on75there75being75any75puppies75at75the75animal75shelter.
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,Unit 1A Test 1
75 75 75 75 (continued Name:
) 7. For75the75following75argument,75briefly75explain75how75the75fallacy75of75hasty75generalizatio
n75occurs75in75the75argument.
Obviously75it75is75best75not75to75testify75on75your75own75behalf.75Casey75Anthony75and75George75Zim
merman75each75declined75to75testify,75and75they75were75both75found75“not75guilty.”
8. For75the75following75argument,75briefly75explain75how75the75fallacy75of75appeal75to75popular
ity75occurs75in75the75argument.
Most75people75find75out75what’s75happening75on75social75media75or75other75internet75sites75so75it75is
75the75most75reliable75source75for75news.
9. For75the75following75argument,75identify75one75or75more75of75the751075fallacies75described75in75this
75unit.75Explain75how75the75fallacy75is75involved.
“Finding75Bigfoot”75has75yet75to75provide75evidence75that75bigfoots75exist,75so75all75those75sightings7
5are75obviously75bogus.
10. When75evaluating75information75from75media,75explain75the75importance75to75consider75the75source.
Copyright75©75201975Pearson75Education
,75Inc.
-75275-
, Name:
Unit 1A Test
75 75 75 Date:
21. Define fallacy.
75
2. Summarize75the75fallacy75of75circular75reasoning.
3. Summarize75the75fallacy75of75appeal75to75ignorance.
4. Give75an75example75of75an75argument75that75involves75a75hasty75generalization.
5. List75the75premise75and75the75conclusion75of75the75following75argument:
Not75many75people75were75in75the75theatre75when75I75went75to75see75the75movie75version75of75“IT”.75
Horror75stories75are75not75popular75around75here.
6. List75the75premise75and75the75conclusion75of75the75following75argument:
No75one75who75would75wear75a75hat75like75that75has75the75judgement75to75be75mayor!
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Unit 1A Test
75 75 75 Date:
11. List the two components
75 75 75 75of75a75logical75argument.
2. Summarize75the75fallacy75of75personal75attack.
3. Summarize75the75fallacy75of75false75cause.
4. Give75an75example75of75an75argument75that75involves75a75straw75man.
5. List75the75premise75and75the75conclusion75of75the75following75argument:
The75dogs75are75barking.75Someone75must75be75outside.
6. List75the75premise75and75the75conclusion75of75the75following75argument:
People75love75puppies,75so75don’t75count75on75there75being75any75puppies75at75the75animal75shelter.
Copyright75©75201975Pearson75Education,75Inc.
-
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,Unit 1A Test 1
75 75 75 75 (continued Name:
) 7. For75the75following75argument,75briefly75explain75how75the75fallacy75of75hasty75generalizatio
n75occurs75in75the75argument.
Obviously75it75is75best75not75to75testify75on75your75own75behalf.75Casey75Anthony75and75George75Zim
merman75each75declined75to75testify,75and75they75were75both75found75“not75guilty.”
8. For75the75following75argument,75briefly75explain75how75the75fallacy75of75appeal75to75popular
ity75occurs75in75the75argument.
Most75people75find75out75what’s75happening75on75social75media75or75other75internet75sites75so75it75is
75the75most75reliable75source75for75news.
9. For75the75following75argument,75identify75one75or75more75of75the751075fallacies75described75in75this
75unit.75Explain75how75the75fallacy75is75involved.
“Finding75Bigfoot”75has75yet75to75provide75evidence75that75bigfoots75exist,75so75all75those75sightings7
5are75obviously75bogus.
10. When75evaluating75information75from75media,75explain75the75importance75to75consider75the75source.
Copyright75©75201975Pearson75Education
,75Inc.
-75275-
, Name:
Unit 1A Test
75 75 75 Date:
21. Define fallacy.
75
2. Summarize75the75fallacy75of75circular75reasoning.
3. Summarize75the75fallacy75of75appeal75to75ignorance.
4. Give75an75example75of75an75argument75that75involves75a75hasty75generalization.
5. List75the75premise75and75the75conclusion75of75the75following75argument:
Not75many75people75were75in75the75theatre75when75I75went75to75see75the75movie75version75of75“IT”.75
Horror75stories75are75not75popular75around75here.
6. List75the75premise75and75the75conclusion75of75the75following75argument:
No75one75who75would75wear75a75hat75like75that75has75the75judgement75to75be75mayor!
Copyright75©75201975Pearson75Education,75Inc.
-
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