HUM 115 WEEK 5 CRITICAL THINKING
REFLECTION ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Professor Gene Poole, the distinguished microbiologist, has
argued that using animals in medical and scientific experiments is
morally wrong. Given Professor Poole's impressive credentials, we
should conclude that using animals in medical and scientific
experiments is morally wrong. Answer: inappropriate appeal to
authority
◉ No one has proved that the lost continent of Atlantis doesn't exist.
Therefore, the lost continent of Atlantis probably does exist. Answer:
appeal to ignorance
◉ Consider the following argument: "Billy-Ray Hoggerty's book
Stoned in Muskogee should be awarded this year's Pulitzer Prize for
literature. Billy-Ray, as you know, recently lost both his parents, and
his favorite coon-dog got run over by a hay-bailer." What fallacy does
this argument commit? Answer: appeal to pity
◉ Consider the following argument: "Capitalism must be the best
economic system. Think how many people across the world believe
in it." What fallacy does this argument commit? Answer: bandwagon
argument
, ◉ My wife is blonde, attractive, and appreciates it when I give her
sexy lingerie for Valentine's Day. My office assistant is also blonde
and attractive. Therefore, she would appreciate it if I gave her sexy
lingerie for Valentine's Day. Answer: weak analogy
◉ Consider the following argument: "Steve told me I should lose
some weight. But he weighs like 300 pounds. What a hypocrite."
What fallacy does this argument commit? Answer: there is no fallacy
committed by this argument
◉ Every Republican I see on TV is a rich white guy. Therefore all
Republicans are rich white guys. Answer: hasty generalization
◉ It rains a lot in San Diego during the summer. I know because I
spent two weekends in San Diego last summer, and both times it
rained like cats and dogs. Answer: hasty generalization
◉ Either you favor unrestricted abortion on demand or you favor a
constitutional amendment banning all abortions. I know you don't
favor unrestricted abortion on demand. Therefore, you favor a
constitutional amendment banning all abortions. Answer: false
alternatives
REFLECTION ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Professor Gene Poole, the distinguished microbiologist, has
argued that using animals in medical and scientific experiments is
morally wrong. Given Professor Poole's impressive credentials, we
should conclude that using animals in medical and scientific
experiments is morally wrong. Answer: inappropriate appeal to
authority
◉ No one has proved that the lost continent of Atlantis doesn't exist.
Therefore, the lost continent of Atlantis probably does exist. Answer:
appeal to ignorance
◉ Consider the following argument: "Billy-Ray Hoggerty's book
Stoned in Muskogee should be awarded this year's Pulitzer Prize for
literature. Billy-Ray, as you know, recently lost both his parents, and
his favorite coon-dog got run over by a hay-bailer." What fallacy does
this argument commit? Answer: appeal to pity
◉ Consider the following argument: "Capitalism must be the best
economic system. Think how many people across the world believe
in it." What fallacy does this argument commit? Answer: bandwagon
argument
, ◉ My wife is blonde, attractive, and appreciates it when I give her
sexy lingerie for Valentine's Day. My office assistant is also blonde
and attractive. Therefore, she would appreciate it if I gave her sexy
lingerie for Valentine's Day. Answer: weak analogy
◉ Consider the following argument: "Steve told me I should lose
some weight. But he weighs like 300 pounds. What a hypocrite."
What fallacy does this argument commit? Answer: there is no fallacy
committed by this argument
◉ Every Republican I see on TV is a rich white guy. Therefore all
Republicans are rich white guys. Answer: hasty generalization
◉ It rains a lot in San Diego during the summer. I know because I
spent two weekends in San Diego last summer, and both times it
rained like cats and dogs. Answer: hasty generalization
◉ Either you favor unrestricted abortion on demand or you favor a
constitutional amendment banning all abortions. I know you don't
favor unrestricted abortion on demand. Therefore, you favor a
constitutional amendment banning all abortions. Answer: false
alternatives
