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1. A political candidate is maligned by an opponent for Ad Hominem at-
having experimented with recreational drug in col- tack
lege. Which fallacy of relevance is this an example of?
A. Straw man
B. Slippery slope.
C. circular reasoning
D Ad Hominem attack
2. Blake lives in Hawaii, so she must spend her week- The argument in-
ends surfing. Which two statements accurately sum- cludes a single
marize the argument? Choose 2 answers conclusion
The argument in-
cludes a single
premise
3. The grass is green in color An example of a
proposition
4. Which is a non proposition? Do not work on
A. the earth is flat that essay
B. the sun is a star
C. do not work on that essay
D. red is a primary color
5. What is the key feature of a simple proposition? No internal struc-
A. An internal structure ture
B. Truth value depends on its parts
C. No internal structure
D. Contains multiple propositions
6. Which is a simple proposition? Empathy should
A. The person had cake, but did not enjoy it. be practiced by
B. I am a bird or I am a human. everyone
C. Empathy should be practiced by everyone.
D. Either I am smart, or they are fools and do not
understand the issue
7. Deductive
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All bears are wild Smokey is a bear. Therefore,
Smokey is wild.
Which term describes this argument?
8. A student states: "Road A is straight. Road B is wind- Non-argument
ing. Roads A and B intersect."Which term describes
this type of argument?
A. Inductive argument
B. True argument
C. Invalid argument
D. Non-argument
9. A professor of logic stated an arithmetical argument A+B=C, B+D= F
can be valid or invalid because of the structure of
the argument?they gave an example of 1 +1 =2, 4-2=2
hence 1+1=4-2What structure represents the premise
A. A+B=C, B+D= F
B. A+C=B, D+B= C
C. A+B=C, D+E= C
D. A+B=C, D+E= F
10. If I am a scientist, then I am intelligent. I am not a Denying the an-
scientist. Therefore. I am not intelligent Which type of tecedent
logic error is this an example of?
A. Affirming the consequent
B. Begging the question
C. Denying the antecedent
D. The fallacy fallacy
11. If Spencer is hungry, then Spencer is tired. Spencer Denying the an-
is not hungry. Therefore, Spencer is not tired tecedent
This is an example of which type of logic error?
Choose one
A. Denying the antecedent
B. The fallacy fallacy
C. Begging the question
D. Affirming the consequent
12. Which kind of fallacy arise when the premise of an Begging the ques-
argument presupposes the truth of the conclusion, tion
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rather than providing evidence for it?
A. Straw man
B. Red Herring
C. Begging the question
D. genetic
13. Two friends discussed pets and made two state- the fallacy fallacy
ments:
Friend 1 "More people i know have dog than any other
pets, so dogs are the most popular pets":
Friend 2." The argument relies on the fallacy of anec-
dotal evidence to support this claim, so it can't be cor-
rect that dogs are popular pets.which type of fallacy
is friend 2 committing?
A. The fallacy -fallacy
B. Hasty generalization fallacy
C. Bandwagon fallacy
D. Straw man fallacy
14. Some penguins live on Antarctica, therefore pen- Irrelevance appeal
guins are not birds.what type of fallacy is occurring
in the above given scenario?
A. Genetic
B. Irrelevant appeal (also known as a non sequitur)
C. Ad Populum
D. False Dilemmas
15. Which two actions should a person take after identify- -Determine the
ing the author of an information source encountered purpose and func-
on the internet? tion of the applica-
Choose 2 answers ble site or publica-
A. Determine the purpose and function of the applic- tion
able site or publication -Consult a vari-
B. Consult a variety of sources to gain a broader ety of sources to
perspective on the issue gain a broader
C. Poll social media contacts to determine if there is perspective on the
a consensus issue
D. Learn the author's political party affiliation to de-
termine the reliability of the source
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16. A young individual reads an article on social media Context Collapse
titled 'Unemployment on the Rise.' and becomes very
worried for their job prospects. Later, the individual
notices that the article was six years old. and there-
fore not relevant to the current state of things.what
phrase was coined by Danah boyd and related to the
scenario?
A. Context Collapse
B. Appeal to unqualified authority
C. availability heuristic
D. Representativeness heuristic
17. What is confirmation bias? The natural ten-
A. A self reflective process in which an individual dency to seek ev-
challenge their own beliefs to ensure they are correct. idence that sup-
B. The rational way to think about a solution based on port personal be-
reason and evidence. liefs and ignore
C. The effort to interpret other's reasoning in the best evidence that gets
possible light to debate on the merit of an argument in the way of the
and avoid fallacies. beliefs.
D. The natural tendency to seek evidence that support
personal beliefs and ignore evidence that gets in the
way of the beliefs.
18. An individual enters a bank wearing a mask for med- Representative-
ical reasons. A bank employee become concerned ness heuristic
when the individual enters and calls the bank's emer-
gency security line thinking the individual was a bank
robber. Why did the bank employees react the way
that they did?
A. Irrationality
B. Anchoring bias
C. Representativeness heuristic
D. Confirmation bias
19. A politician faced with the question about failing Appeal to conse-
stock market say in the press conference. The stock quences fallacy
market must go up this year because people will be
unhappy if it doesn't.what fallacy is being committed