WGU D265 TASK 1 THINKING CRITICALLY
COMPLETE QUESTION SET WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Question 1.
ad populum
ANSWER
This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good
thing to do."
Question 2.
confirmation bias
ANSWER
a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort
contradictory evidence
Question 3.
Equivocation Fallacy
ANSWER
when a key word or phrase in an argument is used with more than one meaning. It is an
illegitimate switching of the meaning of a term during the reasoning.
Question 4.
Genetic Fallacy
ANSWER
Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it.
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, Question 5.
red herring fallacy
ANSWER
when a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of evidence to divert attention from the
subject of the speech
Question 6.
straw man fallacy
ANSWER
instead of dealing with the actual issue, it attacks a weaker version of argument
Question 7.
deductive reasoning
ANSWER
the process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations
Question 8.
Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
ANSWER
Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument, or finding a pattern to fit a presumption.
Question 9.
Inference
ANSWER
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
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COMPLETE QUESTION SET WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Question 1.
ad populum
ANSWER
This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good
thing to do."
Question 2.
confirmation bias
ANSWER
a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort
contradictory evidence
Question 3.
Equivocation Fallacy
ANSWER
when a key word or phrase in an argument is used with more than one meaning. It is an
illegitimate switching of the meaning of a term during the reasoning.
Question 4.
Genetic Fallacy
ANSWER
Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it.
1/6
, Question 5.
red herring fallacy
ANSWER
when a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of evidence to divert attention from the
subject of the speech
Question 6.
straw man fallacy
ANSWER
instead of dealing with the actual issue, it attacks a weaker version of argument
Question 7.
deductive reasoning
ANSWER
the process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations
Question 8.
Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
ANSWER
Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument, or finding a pattern to fit a presumption.
Question 9.
Inference
ANSWER
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
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