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Unit 1A Test 1
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1. Listltheltwolcomponentsloflallogicallargument.
2. Summarizelthelfallacyloflpersonallattack.
3. Summarizelthelfallacyloflfalselcause.
4. Givelanlexampleloflanlargumentlthatlinvolveslalstrawlman.
5. Listlthelpremiselandlthelconclusionloflthelfollowinglargument:
Theldogslarelbarking.lSomeonelmustlbeloutside.
6. Listlthelpremiselandlthelconclusionloflthelfollowinglargument:
Peoplellovelpuppies,lsoldon’tlcountlonltherelbeinglanylpuppieslatlthelanimallshelter.
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,Unit 1A Test 1 (continued)
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7. Forlthelfollowinglargument,lbrieflylexplainlhowlthelfallacyloflhastylgeneralizationloccurslinlthelarg
ument.
Obviouslylitlislbestlnotltoltestifylonlyourlownlbehalf.lCaseylAnthonylandlGeorgelZimmermanleachldeclinedlto
ltestify,landltheylwerelbothlfoundl“notlguilty.”
8. Forlthelfollowinglargument,lbrieflylexplainlhowlthelfallacyloflappealltolpopularityloccurslinlthelargu
ment.
Mostlpeoplelfindloutlwhat’slhappeninglonlsociallmedialorlotherlinternetlsiteslsolitlislthelmostlreliablelsourcelf
orlnews.
9. Forlthelfollowinglargument,lidentifylonelorlmoreloflthel10lfallaciesldescribedlinlthislunit.lExplainlhowlthelf
allacylislinvolved.
“FindinglBigfoot”lhaslyetltolprovidelevidencelthatlbigfootslexist,lsolalllthoselsightingslarelobviouslylbogus.
10. Whenlevaluatinglinformationlfromlmedia,lexplainlthelimportanceltolconsiderlthelsource.
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Unit 1A Test 2
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1. Definelfallacy.
2. Summarizelthelfallacyloflcircularlreasoning.
3. Summarizelthelfallacyloflappealltolignorance.
4. Givelanlexampleloflanlargumentlthatlinvolveslalhastylgeneralization.
5. Listlthelpremiselandlthelconclusionloflthelfollowinglargument:
NotlmanylpeoplelwerelinltheltheatrelwhenlIlwentltolseelthelmovielversionlofl“IT”.lHorrorlstorieslarelnotlpopul
arlaroundlhere.
6. Listlthelpremiselandlthelconclusionloflthelfollowinglargument:
Nolonelwholwouldlwearlalhatllikelthatlhasltheljudgementltolbelmayor!
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Unit 1A Test 1
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1. Listltheltwolcomponentsloflallogicallargument.
2. Summarizelthelfallacyloflpersonallattack.
3. Summarizelthelfallacyloflfalselcause.
4. Givelanlexampleloflanlargumentlthatlinvolveslalstrawlman.
5. Listlthelpremiselandlthelconclusionloflthelfollowinglargument:
Theldogslarelbarking.lSomeonelmustlbeloutside.
6. Listlthelpremiselandlthelconclusionloflthelfollowinglargument:
Peoplellovelpuppies,lsoldon’tlcountlonltherelbeinglanylpuppieslatlthelanimallshelter.
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,Unit 1A Test 1 (continued)
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7. Forlthelfollowinglargument,lbrieflylexplainlhowlthelfallacyloflhastylgeneralizationloccurslinlthelarg
ument.
Obviouslylitlislbestlnotltoltestifylonlyourlownlbehalf.lCaseylAnthonylandlGeorgelZimmermanleachldeclinedlto
ltestify,landltheylwerelbothlfoundl“notlguilty.”
8. Forlthelfollowinglargument,lbrieflylexplainlhowlthelfallacyloflappealltolpopularityloccurslinlthelargu
ment.
Mostlpeoplelfindloutlwhat’slhappeninglonlsociallmedialorlotherlinternetlsiteslsolitlislthelmostlreliablelsourcelf
orlnews.
9. Forlthelfollowinglargument,lidentifylonelorlmoreloflthel10lfallaciesldescribedlinlthislunit.lExplainlhowlthelf
allacylislinvolved.
“FindinglBigfoot”lhaslyetltolprovidelevidencelthatlbigfootslexist,lsolalllthoselsightingslarelobviouslylbogus.
10. Whenlevaluatinglinformationlfromlmedia,lexplainlthelimportanceltolconsiderlthelsource.
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Unit 1A Test 2
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1. Definelfallacy.
2. Summarizelthelfallacyloflcircularlreasoning.
3. Summarizelthelfallacyloflappealltolignorance.
4. Givelanlexampleloflanlargumentlthatlinvolveslalhastylgeneralization.
5. Listlthelpremiselandlthelconclusionloflthelfollowinglargument:
NotlmanylpeoplelwerelinltheltheatrelwhenlIlwentltolseelthelmovielversionlofl“IT”.lHorrorlstorieslarelnotlpopul
arlaroundlhere.
6. Listlthelpremiselandlthelconclusionloflthelfollowinglargument:
Nolonelwholwouldlwearlalhatllikelthatlhasltheljudgementltolbelmayor!
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