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11. List the two components
58 58 58 58of58a58logical58argument.
2. Summarize58the58fallacy58of58personal58attack.
3. Summarize58the58fallacy58of58false58cause.
4. Give58an58example58of58an58argument58that58involves58a58straw58man.
5. List58the58premise58and58the58conclusion58of58the58following58argument:
The58dogs58are58barking.58Someone58must58be58outside.
6. List58the58premise58and58the58conclusion58of58the58following58argument:
People58love58puppies,58so58don’t58count58on58there58being58any58puppies58at58the58animal58shelter.
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58 58 58 58 (continued Name:
) 7. For58the58following58argument,58briefly58explain58how58the58fallacy58of58hasty58generalizatio
n58occurs58in58the58argument.
Obviously58it58is58best58not58to58testify58on58your58own58behalf.58Casey58Anthony58and58George58Zim
merman58each58declined58to58testify,58and58they58were58both58found58“not58guilty.”
8. For58the58following58argument,58briefly58explain58how58the58fallacy58of58appeal58to58popular
ity58occurs58in58the58argument.
Most58people58find58out58what’s58happening58on58social58media58or58other58internet58sites58so58it58is
58the58most58reliable58source58for58news.
9. For58the58following58argument,58identify58one58or58more58of58the581058fallacies58described58in58this
58unit.58Explain58how58the58fallacy58is58involved.
“Finding58Bigfoot”58has58yet58to58provide58evidence58that58bigfoots58exist,58so58all58those58sightings5
8are58obviously58bogus.
10. When58evaluating58information58from58media,58explain58the58importance58to58consider58the58source.
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21. Define fallacy.
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2. Summarize58the58fallacy58of58circular58reasoning.
3. Summarize58the58fallacy58of58appeal58to58ignorance.
4. Give58an58example58of58an58argument58that58involves58a58hasty58generalization.
5. List58the58premise58and58the58conclusion58of58the58following58argument:
Not58many58people58were58in58the58theatre58when58I58went58to58see58the58movie58version58of58“IT”.58
Horror58stories58are58not58popular58around58here.
6. List58the58premise58and58the58conclusion58of58the58following58argument:
No58one58who58would58wear58a58hat58like58that58has58the58judgement58to58be58mayor!
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Unit 1A Test
58 58 58 Date:
11. List the two components
58 58 58 58of58a58logical58argument.
2. Summarize58the58fallacy58of58personal58attack.
3. Summarize58the58fallacy58of58false58cause.
4. Give58an58example58of58an58argument58that58involves58a58straw58man.
5. List58the58premise58and58the58conclusion58of58the58following58argument:
The58dogs58are58barking.58Someone58must58be58outside.
6. List58the58premise58and58the58conclusion58of58the58following58argument:
People58love58puppies,58so58don’t58count58on58there58being58any58puppies58at58the58animal58shelter.
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58 58 58 58 (continued Name:
) 7. For58the58following58argument,58briefly58explain58how58the58fallacy58of58hasty58generalizatio
n58occurs58in58the58argument.
Obviously58it58is58best58not58to58testify58on58your58own58behalf.58Casey58Anthony58and58George58Zim
merman58each58declined58to58testify,58and58they58were58both58found58“not58guilty.”
8. For58the58following58argument,58briefly58explain58how58the58fallacy58of58appeal58to58popular
ity58occurs58in58the58argument.
Most58people58find58out58what’s58happening58on58social58media58or58other58internet58sites58so58it58is
58the58most58reliable58source58for58news.
9. For58the58following58argument,58identify58one58or58more58of58the581058fallacies58described58in58this
58unit.58Explain58how58the58fallacy58is58involved.
“Finding58Bigfoot”58has58yet58to58provide58evidence58that58bigfoots58exist,58so58all58those58sightings5
8are58obviously58bogus.
10. When58evaluating58information58from58media,58explain58the58importance58to58consider58the58source.
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,58Inc.
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, Name:
Unit 1A Test
58 58 58 Date:
21. Define fallacy.
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2. Summarize58the58fallacy58of58circular58reasoning.
3. Summarize58the58fallacy58of58appeal58to58ignorance.
4. Give58an58example58of58an58argument58that58involves58a58hasty58generalization.
5. List58the58premise58and58the58conclusion58of58the58following58argument:
Not58many58people58were58in58the58theatre58when58I58went58to58see58the58movie58version58of58“IT”.58
Horror58stories58are58not58popular58around58here.
6. List58the58premise58and58the58conclusion58of58the58following58argument:
No58one58who58would58wear58a58hat58like58that58has58the58judgement58to58be58mayor!
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