RLGN 105 Test 1 question n answers graded A+ 2024

RLGN 105 Test 1Oversimplification - correct answer Concluding that an effect has only one cause when it is really the result of multiple causes Hasty Conclusion - correct answer Making a judgement on the basis of one or even a few samples Overgeneralization - correct answer (stereotyping) Making a judgement about an entire group based on behavior, mostly undesirable, of a few from that group False Analogy - correct answer Arguing on the basis of a comparison of unrelated things Slippery Slope - correct answer Arguing against an action on the unsupported assertion that it will inevitably lead to a much worse condition Sweeping Generalization - correct answer Stating a general principle and then applying it in a specific case as though it were a universal rule Ad Hominen - correct answer (Lit. "To the man") Seeking to discredit a person's argument by attacking their personal character, origin, associations, etc. Appeal to (false) Authority - correct answer Appealing to the opinion of a person who agrees with yours because they are generally respected by the audience, but have no real authority on the topic at hand Appeal to Ignorance - correct answer Claiming that something is true simply because it cannot be disproved, or that something is untrue because it cannot be proved Bandwagon - correct answer Justifying a course of action because "everyone is doing it"