CNSL 144 Quiz 5 Question and answers
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1. There will be a questions covering material from pp. 151 - 206:
Be able to identify examples of the following fallacies: appeal to popularity,
fallacy of antecedent, false analogy, the unit fallacy, misinterpreting the
evidence, hasty generalization, fallacy of ignorance, tautology (repeating the
premise or begging the question), many questions, false dilemma, complex
cause, red herring, straw man tactic, and slippery slope. - correct answer
✔Appel to Popularity: "Other kids get to do it, so why don't I?". Def: is a logical
fallacy. It happens when someone tries to argue that something is right
because lots of people believe in it.
Fallacy of Antecedent: "If you give a man a gun, he may kill someone. If he
has no gun, then he will not kill anyone." Def: is a bad conclusion, assumes
that this moment is identical to past, similar moments.
False Analogy: "I can o this well so I can do that unrelated thing just as well."
The Unit Fallacy: "One apple plus one orange equal two apples" Def:
mistaking one kind of unit for another.
Misinterpreting the Evidence: "Seeing all those crimes on TV makes me want
to lock up my kids and never let them out." Def: The examples don't support
the conclusion.
Hasty Generalization: "That Yale intern was great. Let's hire another Yalie."
Def: the argument offers too few examples to prove the point.
, Fallacy of Ignorance: "There's nothing wrong with you. The lab tests came
back negative." Def: If we can't prove it, then it must exist. Or if we can't
disprove it, then it must exist.
Tautology (Repeating the Premise or Begging the Question): "The Cowboys
are favored to win since they're the better team." Def: The same thing gets
repeated in different words.
Many questions: "Do you support government-financed abortions and a
woman's right to choose?"
False Dilemma: "We can appeal either to the car fancier or the general
consumer. Since we want to target our market, we obviously should limit sales
to cat shows." Def: your given two choices when you actually have many
choices.
Complex Cause: "My client's motorcycle helmet failed, leaving him with a
permanent, devastating headache. This jury should find the manufactured
grievously at fault." Def: only one cause gets the blame or credit for something
that has many causes.
What did Amy Schumer ask her heckler? - correct answer ✔"how's that
working out for you? Cause we're not buying it" and "I already miss him
already" - Ironic love
What was President Obama's favorite campaign line when his supporters
booed protesters? - correct answer ✔"Don't boo the vote" - Be the better
person.
According to Heinrichs, what is aggressive interest? - correct answer ✔
verified to pass
1. There will be a questions covering material from pp. 151 - 206:
Be able to identify examples of the following fallacies: appeal to popularity,
fallacy of antecedent, false analogy, the unit fallacy, misinterpreting the
evidence, hasty generalization, fallacy of ignorance, tautology (repeating the
premise or begging the question), many questions, false dilemma, complex
cause, red herring, straw man tactic, and slippery slope. - correct answer
✔Appel to Popularity: "Other kids get to do it, so why don't I?". Def: is a logical
fallacy. It happens when someone tries to argue that something is right
because lots of people believe in it.
Fallacy of Antecedent: "If you give a man a gun, he may kill someone. If he
has no gun, then he will not kill anyone." Def: is a bad conclusion, assumes
that this moment is identical to past, similar moments.
False Analogy: "I can o this well so I can do that unrelated thing just as well."
The Unit Fallacy: "One apple plus one orange equal two apples" Def:
mistaking one kind of unit for another.
Misinterpreting the Evidence: "Seeing all those crimes on TV makes me want
to lock up my kids and never let them out." Def: The examples don't support
the conclusion.
Hasty Generalization: "That Yale intern was great. Let's hire another Yalie."
Def: the argument offers too few examples to prove the point.
, Fallacy of Ignorance: "There's nothing wrong with you. The lab tests came
back negative." Def: If we can't prove it, then it must exist. Or if we can't
disprove it, then it must exist.
Tautology (Repeating the Premise or Begging the Question): "The Cowboys
are favored to win since they're the better team." Def: The same thing gets
repeated in different words.
Many questions: "Do you support government-financed abortions and a
woman's right to choose?"
False Dilemma: "We can appeal either to the car fancier or the general
consumer. Since we want to target our market, we obviously should limit sales
to cat shows." Def: your given two choices when you actually have many
choices.
Complex Cause: "My client's motorcycle helmet failed, leaving him with a
permanent, devastating headache. This jury should find the manufactured
grievously at fault." Def: only one cause gets the blame or credit for something
that has many causes.
What did Amy Schumer ask her heckler? - correct answer ✔"how's that
working out for you? Cause we're not buying it" and "I already miss him
already" - Ironic love
What was President Obama's favorite campaign line when his supporters
booed protesters? - correct answer ✔"Don't boo the vote" - Be the better
person.
According to Heinrichs, what is aggressive interest? - correct answer ✔
