PHI 105 Topic 4 Quiz: Fallacies In Everyday Life Quiz (Version 1)

Formulating a complex or unlikely explanation for an event when a simpler explanation would do. Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? Slippery Slope Extravagant Hypothesis False Analogy Hasty Generalization Justifying your ideas by appealing to an authoritative source. Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? The Fallacy of Composition Appeal to Ignorance The Genetic Fallacy Appeal to Authority This error occurs when a person is arguing for something that is already assumed to be true in one of the argument’s premises. Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? Extravagant Hypothesis Circular Reasoning Fallacy of Division False Analogy This error occurs when we don’t acknowledge that there may be grey areas that exist, both alternatives could be true, and other possibilities may exist. Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? Fallacy of Division Circular Reasoning Either/or Fallacy Hasty Generalization Arguing that just because something is the case, it ought to be the case. Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? Appeal to Authority Appeal to Tradition The Is/Ought Fallacy Bandwagon Appeal “Barefoot running is superior to wearing running shoes because humans ran for thousands of years before shoes were invented.” Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? Extravagant Hypothesis Appeal to Tradition Fallacy of Division False Analogy “Stanley Clarke is the best bassist ever because he is better at playing the bass than anyone who has ever lived.” Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? Extravagant Hypothesis Circular Reasoning Fallacy of Division False Analogy “I don’t wear my seat belt while driving anymore because I have three friends that all got in accidents while they were wearing their seatbelts.” Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? Slippery Slope Extravagant Hypothesis False Analogy Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc “With the U.S. unemployment rate at 9.1%, every state, county, and city has unemployment problems (Johnson, 2011).” Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? Slippery Slope Extravagant Hypothesis False Analogy Hasty Generalization What is true for the whole is true of the parts as well. Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement? Extravagant Hypothesis Circular Reasoning Fallacy of Division False Analogy