, Name:
Unit 1A Test
40 40 40 Date:
11. List the two components
40 40 40 40of40a40logical40argument.
2. Summarize40the40fallacy40of40personal40attack.
3. Summarize40the40fallacy40of40false40cause.
4. Give40an40example40of40an40argument40that40involves40a40straw40man.
5. List40the40premise40and40the40conclusion40of40the40following40argument:
The40dogs40are40barking.40Someone40must40be40outside.
6. List40the40premise40and40the40conclusion40of40the40following40argument:
People40love40puppies,40so40don’t40count40on40there40being40any40puppies40at40the40animal40shelter.
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40 40 40 40 (continued Name:
) 7. For40the40following40argument,40briefly40explain40how40the40fallacy40of40hasty40generalizatio
n40occurs40in40the40argument.
Obviously40it40is40best40not40to40testify40on40your40own40behalf.40Casey40Anthony40and40George40Zim
merman40each40declined40to40testify,40and40they40were40both40found40“not40guilty.”
8. For40the40following40argument,40briefly40explain40how40the40fallacy40of40appeal40to40popular
ity40occurs40in40the40argument.
Most40people40find40out40what’s40happening40on40social40media40or40other40internet40sites40so40it40is
40the40most40reliable40source40for40news.
9. For40the40following40argument,40identify40one40or40more40of40the401040fallacies40described40in40this
40unit.40Explain40how40the40fallacy40is40involved.
“Finding40Bigfoot”40has40yet40to40provide40evidence40that40bigfoots40exist,40so40all40those40sightings4
0are40obviously40bogus.
10. When40evaluating40information40from40media,40explain40the40importance40to40consider40the40source.
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,40Inc.
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, Name:
Unit 1A Test
40 40 40 Date:
21. Define fallacy.
40
2. Summarize40the40fallacy40of40circular40reasoning.
3. Summarize40the40fallacy40of40appeal40to40ignorance.
4. Give40an40example40of40an40argument40that40involves40a40hasty40generalization.
5. List40the40premise40and40the40conclusion40of40the40following40argument:
Not40many40people40were40in40the40theatre40when40I40went40to40see40the40movie40version40of40“IT”.40
Horror40stories40are40not40popular40around40here.
6. List40the40premise40and40the40conclusion40of40the40following40argument:
No40one40who40would40wear40a40hat40like40that40has40the40judgement40to40be40mayor!
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Unit 1A Test
40 40 40 Date:
11. List the two components
40 40 40 40of40a40logical40argument.
2. Summarize40the40fallacy40of40personal40attack.
3. Summarize40the40fallacy40of40false40cause.
4. Give40an40example40of40an40argument40that40involves40a40straw40man.
5. List40the40premise40and40the40conclusion40of40the40following40argument:
The40dogs40are40barking.40Someone40must40be40outside.
6. List40the40premise40and40the40conclusion40of40the40following40argument:
People40love40puppies,40so40don’t40count40on40there40being40any40puppies40at40the40animal40shelter.
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40 40 40 40 (continued Name:
) 7. For40the40following40argument,40briefly40explain40how40the40fallacy40of40hasty40generalizatio
n40occurs40in40the40argument.
Obviously40it40is40best40not40to40testify40on40your40own40behalf.40Casey40Anthony40and40George40Zim
merman40each40declined40to40testify,40and40they40were40both40found40“not40guilty.”
8. For40the40following40argument,40briefly40explain40how40the40fallacy40of40appeal40to40popular
ity40occurs40in40the40argument.
Most40people40find40out40what’s40happening40on40social40media40or40other40internet40sites40so40it40is
40the40most40reliable40source40for40news.
9. For40the40following40argument,40identify40one40or40more40of40the401040fallacies40described40in40this
40unit.40Explain40how40the40fallacy40is40involved.
“Finding40Bigfoot”40has40yet40to40provide40evidence40that40bigfoots40exist,40so40all40those40sightings4
0are40obviously40bogus.
10. When40evaluating40information40from40media,40explain40the40importance40to40consider40the40source.
Copyright40©40201940Pearson40Education
,40Inc.
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, Name:
Unit 1A Test
40 40 40 Date:
21. Define fallacy.
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2. Summarize40the40fallacy40of40circular40reasoning.
3. Summarize40the40fallacy40of40appeal40to40ignorance.
4. Give40an40example40of40an40argument40that40involves40a40hasty40generalization.
5. List40the40premise40and40the40conclusion40of40the40following40argument:
Not40many40people40were40in40the40theatre40when40I40went40to40see40the40movie40version40of40“IT”.40
Horror40stories40are40not40popular40around40here.
6. List40the40premise40and40the40conclusion40of40the40following40argument:
No40one40who40would40wear40a40hat40like40that40has40the40judgement40to40be40mayor!
Copyright40©40201940Pearson40Education,40Inc.
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