D265 - Lesson 5: Fallacies Exam questions || || || || || || ||
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If I set a world speed record, then I will win the race. I won the race. So, I must have set a
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world speed record. What form does the above argument have?
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- Affirming the antecedent
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- Denying the antecedent
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- Affirming the consequent
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- Denying the consequent - Correct answer ✔- Affirming the consequent
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The argument commits the fallacy "affirming the consequent." It is possible for
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arguments of this form to have true premises but a false conclusion.
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If the light is red, then you should stop. The light is not red. Therefore, you should not
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stop. What form does the above argument have?
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- Modus tollens
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- Denying the antecedent
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- Modus ponens
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, - Affirming the consequent - Correct answer ✔- Denying the antecedent
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The argument commits the fallacy "denying the antecedent." Arguments of this form can
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have true premises but a false conclusion.
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Which of the following is an accurate characterization of "fallacy" as that term is used in
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logic?
- A fallacy is a formal violation of a state law.
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- A fallacy is a false claim.
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- A fallacy is a deliberate attempt to deceive.
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- A fallacy is a common mistake in reasoning. - Correct answer ✔- A fallacy is a common
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mistake in reasoning. || ||
In logic, a fallacy is by definition an error in reasoning that is common enough to be
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named and categorized. || ||
A formal fallacy concerns _______, but an informal fallacy concerns _______. - Correct
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answer ✔- The structure of an argument || || || || || || ||
- The information content of an argument
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with verified solution || ||
If I set a world speed record, then I will win the race. I won the race. So, I must have set a
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world speed record. What form does the above argument have?
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- Affirming the antecedent
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- Denying the antecedent
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- Affirming the consequent
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- Denying the consequent - Correct answer ✔- Affirming the consequent
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The argument commits the fallacy "affirming the consequent." It is possible for
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arguments of this form to have true premises but a false conclusion.
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If the light is red, then you should stop. The light is not red. Therefore, you should not
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stop. What form does the above argument have?
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- Modus tollens
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- Denying the antecedent
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- Modus ponens
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1 / || || || ||
7
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, - Affirming the consequent - Correct answer ✔- Denying the antecedent
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The argument commits the fallacy "denying the antecedent." Arguments of this form can
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have true premises but a false conclusion.
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Which of the following is an accurate characterization of "fallacy" as that term is used in
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logic?
- A fallacy is a formal violation of a state law.
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- A fallacy is a false claim.
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- A fallacy is a deliberate attempt to deceive.
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- A fallacy is a common mistake in reasoning. - Correct answer ✔- A fallacy is a common
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mistake in reasoning. || ||
In logic, a fallacy is by definition an error in reasoning that is common enough to be
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named and categorized. || ||
A formal fallacy concerns _______, but an informal fallacy concerns _______. - Correct
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answer ✔- The structure of an argument || || || || || || ||
- The information content of an argument
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