CMST 240 Final Exam
Questions & Answers
What is the purpose of a cover letter? - ANSWERSto introduce you to an employer and explain
why you are sending them your résumé
What are some illegal interview questions? - ANSWERSAre you planning to have children, are
you on any medication, what is your religious affiliation, etc.
What does not go on a resume? - ANSWERSpictures, fancy fonts, unnecessary information
How should the resume be organized? - ANSWERSobjective section, education section,
experience section, other information, references
What are questions of fact? - ANSWERSFocus on the truth of a claim or assertion; answers
"what is"
What are questions of value? - ANSWERSFocus on the worth we attach to an idea or action
What are questions of policy? - ANSWERSFocus on change
What is causal reasoning? - ANSWERSDrawing a conclusion that a cause leads to a specific
effect/set of effects
What is analogical reasoning? - ANSWERSDrawing conclusions based on comparisons
, What is reasoning from specific instance? - ANSWERSWhen someone is making use of specific
facts to draw a much broader conclusion about others/events in the world
What is reasoning from principle? - ANSWERSA person applies a general principle to arrive at a
very specific conclusion
What is a fallacy? - ANSWERSan error in reasoning
What is a hasty generalization? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on
the basis of poorly selected specific facts
What is mistaken cause? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker wrongly assumes that the first
event/experience must have caused the second event/experience
What is invalid analogy? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker uses false reasoning to suggest similarities
in two cases when they are truly different
What is red herring? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker seeking to divert attention from the issue at
hand introduces irrelevant issues into the topic of discussion
What is ad hominem? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker uses false reasoning by attacking the
messenger rather than the message or idea
What is false dilemma? - ANSWERSWhen the speaker uses false reasoning to force listeners to
choose between only two alternatives when more exist
What is bandwagon? - ANSWERSBased on the notion that because something is popular it is
correct
Questions & Answers
What is the purpose of a cover letter? - ANSWERSto introduce you to an employer and explain
why you are sending them your résumé
What are some illegal interview questions? - ANSWERSAre you planning to have children, are
you on any medication, what is your religious affiliation, etc.
What does not go on a resume? - ANSWERSpictures, fancy fonts, unnecessary information
How should the resume be organized? - ANSWERSobjective section, education section,
experience section, other information, references
What are questions of fact? - ANSWERSFocus on the truth of a claim or assertion; answers
"what is"
What are questions of value? - ANSWERSFocus on the worth we attach to an idea or action
What are questions of policy? - ANSWERSFocus on change
What is causal reasoning? - ANSWERSDrawing a conclusion that a cause leads to a specific
effect/set of effects
What is analogical reasoning? - ANSWERSDrawing conclusions based on comparisons
, What is reasoning from specific instance? - ANSWERSWhen someone is making use of specific
facts to draw a much broader conclusion about others/events in the world
What is reasoning from principle? - ANSWERSA person applies a general principle to arrive at a
very specific conclusion
What is a fallacy? - ANSWERSan error in reasoning
What is a hasty generalization? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on
the basis of poorly selected specific facts
What is mistaken cause? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker wrongly assumes that the first
event/experience must have caused the second event/experience
What is invalid analogy? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker uses false reasoning to suggest similarities
in two cases when they are truly different
What is red herring? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker seeking to divert attention from the issue at
hand introduces irrelevant issues into the topic of discussion
What is ad hominem? - ANSWERSWhen a speaker uses false reasoning by attacking the
messenger rather than the message or idea
What is false dilemma? - ANSWERSWhen the speaker uses false reasoning to force listeners to
choose between only two alternatives when more exist
What is bandwagon? - ANSWERSBased on the notion that because something is popular it is
correct
