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Instructions:
1ST QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments is based on a fallacy: Opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment feel that pregnant women should remain barefoot.(a) Straw man(b) Untestability(c) Accident(d) Slippery slope(e) Weak analogy
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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2ND QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: If we accept restrictions on free speech, opponents of freedom will quickly demand more restrictions elsewhere, and before we know it, we’ll be living under a totalitarian regime.(a) Slippery slope(b) Weak analogy(c) Untestability(d) Accident(e) Straw man
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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3rd QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “Whenever I wear green socks, my reasoning grade improves.” That’s why I only wear my green socks on test days.(a) False cause(b) Untestability(c) Accident(d) Hasty generalization(e) Weak analogy
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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4TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy:i. Jim Baker was a hypocritical Christian.ii As a result, all Christians are untrustworthy. (a) Hasty generalization(b) Slippery slope(c) Untestability(d) false cause(e) accident
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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5TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: Prof. Jones: Our yearly budget was suddenly cut by $10,000 by the university. Prof. Smith: What are our options? Prof. Brown: I believe one of the teaching assistant posts should be eliminated. That would be the end of it. Prof. Jones: Instead, we could lower our planned raises. Prof. Brown: I’m not sure why you’re trying to bleed us dry like that, Jones. (a) Weak analogy(b) Untestability(c) Accident(d) Slippery slope
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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6TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “She started making $100,000 the year after she graduated from college, and she scored 20 points higher on an IQ exam than she did in high school.” See, I told you: money makes people smarter.(a) False cause(b) Hasty generalization(c) False cause(d) Untestability(e) Mistake
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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7th QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “Protesting against racial injustice simply causes more of it to happen.” (a) Straw man(b) Hasty generalization(c) False cause(d) Untestability(e) Accident
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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8TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “If we legalize marijuana, the next thing you know, we’ll legalize heroine, LSD, crack, and cocaine.” (a) Slippery slope(b) Weak analogy(c) Untestability(d) False cause(e) Straw man
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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QUESTION NINE
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “Employees are like nails.” Employees, like nails, need to be hammered over the head in order to work. (a) false cause(b) accident(c) slick slope(d) poor analogy(e) hasty generalization
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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10TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “Movie stars are extremely disrespectful.” In a Westwood restaurant the other night, I requested Kevin Costner for his autograph, and he told me to “go lost.” (a) Straw man(b) Untestability(c) False cause(d) Hasty generalization (e) Accident
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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11TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments is committing a fallacy: “That fire engine was driving over 60 mph in a 35-mph zone.” The motorist should be ticketed.(a) False cause(b) Hasty generalization(c) False cause(d) Untestability(e) Accident
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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12TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments is based on a fallacy: “Those who oppose mandatory punishment want convicted rapists and murders to go free.” (a) Straw man (b) Untestability(c) Accident(d) Slippery slope(e) Weak analogy
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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13TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “Ghetto districts are filthy.” Garbage is frequently strewn about the streets. This must be due to the fact that the residents are filthy.(a) faulty analogy(b) untestability(c) false cause(d) slick slope(e) accident
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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14th QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “Children and mentally ill people cannot vote.” This situation demonstrates that not everyone in America is free, and only a few people have the unalienable right to liberty.(a) False cause(b) Untestability(c) Slippery slope(d) Accident(e) Weak analogy
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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15th QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: In the late 1970s, when Japan was rapidly extending its part of the American auto market, GM polled GM car owners and asked whether they would prefer to buy a huge strong automobile or a tiny inexpensive car. Seventy percent of those polled said they would prefer a large vehicle. GM opted to keep making huge cars based on the results of this survey. GM, on the other hand, lost even more market share to the Japanese in the 1980s.(a) slippery slope(b) red herring(c) premature generalization(d) straw man(e) poor analogy
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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16th QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments is a fallacy: “Legalizing abortion will put us only a step away from legalizing the murder of anyone we deem undesirable or inconvenient.” (a) False cause(b) Slippery slope(c) Untestability(d) Red Herring(e) Weak analogy
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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17th QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “I met two men from Texas wearing cowboy hats.” As a result, every man in Texas wears a cowboy hat.(a) Untestability(b) Accident(c) Hasty generalization(d) Slippery slope(e) Weak analogy
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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18th QUESTION
1. For the past 50 years, whenever the American League won the World Series, there was a recession that year, but whenever the National League won, stock values went up. We must be dealing with some unknown economic factor at work.(a) false cause(b) hasty generalization(c) red herring (d) untestability(e) accident
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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19TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “Immigration from Mexico to California has surged.” The number of people on welfare began to rise soon after. As a result, the increase in benefit rolls was driven by increasing immigration.(a) False cause(b) Hasty generalization(c) False cause(d) Untestability(e) Accident
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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20th QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: Mr. Equalminded’s plan to incorporate affirmative action into the university’s admissions process is utter nonsense. He says he wants the student body to reflect the community’s diversity. That, however, is absurd. I suppose we’ll have to toss aside our academic standards as well.(a) straw man(b) untestability(c) accident(d) hasty generalization(e) weak analogy
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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21st QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “I used to own a Ford, and it broke down on me.” They’re awful automobiles, and I’ll never purchase another.(a) Untestability(b) Accident(c) Hasty generalization(d) Slippery slope(e) Weak analogy
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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1ST QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments is a red herring? (a) red herring(b) untestability(c) premature generalization(d) false cause(e) accident
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
a single point
2ND QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy:i. My supervisor is a Republican who is a bad person. ii. As a result, I wouldn’t put my trust in any of them. (a) Hasty generalization (b) Weak analogy (c) Slippery slope (d) Untestability (e) Mistake
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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3rd QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: If we had left Saddam in power, every other despot in the region would get overconfident, then all the despots in Latin America and Africa, and before you know it, we’d be threatened by the entire Third World.(a) Slippery slope(b) Weak analogy(c) Untestability(d) Accident(e) Straw man
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
a single point
4TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “The man and his family went missing for a week and no one could find them.” They failed to attend school or work. Their relatives and neighbors were all concerned. They were kidnapped by aliens and returned a week later.(a) red herring(b) untestability(c) false cause(d) hasty generalization(e) accident
2. A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
E. e
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5TH QUESTION
1. Which of the following statements or arguments contains a fallacy: “Single women raising sons have a hard time regulating them, and the sons frequently wind up in prison.” Single moms are to blame for their sons’ incarceration. (a) straw man(b) untestability(c) false cause(d) slippery slope(e) premature generalism
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