Exam 2 - Logical Fallacies Questions
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As a discipline, log was founded by ____. Traditional logic is bases upon the work of
this person. - ✔✔Aristotle
"Whenever the cherry trees blossom, the weather begins to get warmer. So cherry
blossoms causes the weather to get warmer." - ✔✔False Cause
Senator Joseph McCarthy (when asked for evidence to back up his accusation that a
certain person was a communist): "I do not have much information on this except the
general statement of the agency that there is nothing in the files to disprove his
Communist connections." - ✔✔Appeal to Ignorance
Appeal to Popular Belief - ✔✔According to a recent nationwide opinion poll, most
people prefer Coke over Pepsi. Therefor, you should too.
loaded question - ✔✔Will you follow your conscience, instead of your pocketbook, and
donate to the cause today?
Romeo Santos is a star, planets usually orbit stars. Therefore, there are planets orbiting
Romeo Santos. - ✔✔Definitional Dodge
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, False Alternatives - ✔✔"So you think the soup is too cold, don't ya? Perhaps you'll like
it scalding hot then!"
Hasty Generalization - ✔✔"I had a bad time with my former husband. From that
experience, I've learned that all men are no good."
begging the question - ✔✔Suzi: "I enjoy only good books;" Sam: "How do you know
when they're good?" Suzi: "If they're not good, I don't enjoy them."
False Cause - ✔✔"Twenty-five years after graduation, alumni of Harvard have an
average income five times that of people of the same age who have no college
education. If a person wants to be wealthy, he or she should enroll at Harvard."
Straw Man - ✔✔"Senator Gonzalez says that we should not fund the attack submarine
program. I disagree entirely. I can't understand why she wants to leave us defenseless
like that."
Name Calling - ✔✔"Tim's argument to eliminate the salary cap in pro sports will have
to be rejected, because Tim himself is stupid. How is it possible for stupid plans to
work?"
Errors in reasoning - ✔✔Arguments such as a form of proposition, statements or claims.
arguments - ✔✔the tools of of philosophers. Use to support their positions and to
persuade one another to their point of view.
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and Answers 100% Pass
As a discipline, log was founded by ____. Traditional logic is bases upon the work of
this person. - ✔✔Aristotle
"Whenever the cherry trees blossom, the weather begins to get warmer. So cherry
blossoms causes the weather to get warmer." - ✔✔False Cause
Senator Joseph McCarthy (when asked for evidence to back up his accusation that a
certain person was a communist): "I do not have much information on this except the
general statement of the agency that there is nothing in the files to disprove his
Communist connections." - ✔✔Appeal to Ignorance
Appeal to Popular Belief - ✔✔According to a recent nationwide opinion poll, most
people prefer Coke over Pepsi. Therefor, you should too.
loaded question - ✔✔Will you follow your conscience, instead of your pocketbook, and
donate to the cause today?
Romeo Santos is a star, planets usually orbit stars. Therefore, there are planets orbiting
Romeo Santos. - ✔✔Definitional Dodge
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, False Alternatives - ✔✔"So you think the soup is too cold, don't ya? Perhaps you'll like
it scalding hot then!"
Hasty Generalization - ✔✔"I had a bad time with my former husband. From that
experience, I've learned that all men are no good."
begging the question - ✔✔Suzi: "I enjoy only good books;" Sam: "How do you know
when they're good?" Suzi: "If they're not good, I don't enjoy them."
False Cause - ✔✔"Twenty-five years after graduation, alumni of Harvard have an
average income five times that of people of the same age who have no college
education. If a person wants to be wealthy, he or she should enroll at Harvard."
Straw Man - ✔✔"Senator Gonzalez says that we should not fund the attack submarine
program. I disagree entirely. I can't understand why she wants to leave us defenseless
like that."
Name Calling - ✔✔"Tim's argument to eliminate the salary cap in pro sports will have
to be rejected, because Tim himself is stupid. How is it possible for stupid plans to
work?"
Errors in reasoning - ✔✔Arguments such as a form of proposition, statements or claims.
arguments - ✔✔the tools of of philosophers. Use to support their positions and to
persuade one another to their point of view.
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