Phil 101 - Exam 3 UPDATED Study
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
False Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a
limited number of options (usually two) when in fact more options are available.
Equivocation - CORRECT ANSWER A fallacy where a single word has multiple
meanings and all of which are treated as if they are the same.
False/Weak Analogy - CORRECT ANSWER When an analogy is used to prove or
disprove an argument but, it is too dissimilar to be effective.
It's unlike the argument more than it's like the argument.
Begging the Question - CORRECT ANSWER a fallacy of argument in which a claim
is based on the very grounds that are in doubt or dispute.
Agrumentum Ad Hominem - CORRECT ANSWER A fallacy in which a position is
dismissed by dismissing the person making a claim.
Hasty Generalization - CORRECT ANSWER A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is
reached because of inadequate evidence.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc - CORRECT ANSWER This fallacy is Latin for "after which
therefore because of which," meaning that it is incorrect to always claim that something is a
cause just because it happened earlier. One may loosely summarize this fallacy by saying that
correlation does not imply causation.
Fallacious appeal to authority - CORRECT ANSWER attempting to support a claim by
citing a source that is not really an authority
4 Kinds of Inductive Arguments - CORRECT ANSWER Generalization, Statistical
Support, Analogy, Hypothesis
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
False Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER A fallacy of oversimplification that offers a
limited number of options (usually two) when in fact more options are available.
Equivocation - CORRECT ANSWER A fallacy where a single word has multiple
meanings and all of which are treated as if they are the same.
False/Weak Analogy - CORRECT ANSWER When an analogy is used to prove or
disprove an argument but, it is too dissimilar to be effective.
It's unlike the argument more than it's like the argument.
Begging the Question - CORRECT ANSWER a fallacy of argument in which a claim
is based on the very grounds that are in doubt or dispute.
Agrumentum Ad Hominem - CORRECT ANSWER A fallacy in which a position is
dismissed by dismissing the person making a claim.
Hasty Generalization - CORRECT ANSWER A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is
reached because of inadequate evidence.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc - CORRECT ANSWER This fallacy is Latin for "after which
therefore because of which," meaning that it is incorrect to always claim that something is a
cause just because it happened earlier. One may loosely summarize this fallacy by saying that
correlation does not imply causation.
Fallacious appeal to authority - CORRECT ANSWER attempting to support a claim by
citing a source that is not really an authority
4 Kinds of Inductive Arguments - CORRECT ANSWER Generalization, Statistical
Support, Analogy, Hypothesis
