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Question 1. "Bob is a convicted felon. So what he says cannot be true." This statement commits which of the following fallacies?
Ad hominem
Appeal to ignorance
Fallacy ad verecundiam
Red herring
d. None of these
Question 2. "Julie started carrying a rabbit's foot, and then she won the lottery." Assuming that the rabbit's foot caused Julie to win the lottery commits which of the following fallacies?
Ad hominem
False cause
Straw man
Slippery slope
None of these
Question 3. "Officer, please don't give me a ticket. I've been having a really bad day and I am depressed." This statement commits which of the following fallacies?
Begging the question
Hasty generalization
Appeal to ridicule
Appeal to pity
None of these
Question 4. "It is illegal, because it's against the law." This statement commits which of the following fallacies?
Circular reasoning
Non sequitur
Slippery slope
Appeal to pity
None of these
Question 5. "You should read this book. Everybody likes it, so it must be good." This statement commits which of the following fallacies?
Accident
Appeal to popular opinion
Appeal to inadequate authority
Argumentum ad librum
None of these
Question 6. A student asks a teacher for a 1-day extension. The teacher says if she gives a 1-day extension, then she would have to give a 2-day extension, then a 3-day extension, and eventually not have any deadlines at all. This is an example of which of the following fallacies?
Ad hominem
Appeal to fear
Appeal to popular opinion
Slippery slope
None of these
Question 7. "That 1985 Datsun has seen better days, hasn't it?" This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?
Euphemism
Dysphemism
Weaseler
Hyperbole
No device used
Question 8. In the ______________ fallacy, the flawed reasoning lies in accepting that because most people believe that X is the case, then it must be true that X is the case.
Ad hominem
Appeal to popular opinion
Appeal to authority
Slippery slope
Question 9. "Both times I went to that park there were shady characters sitting around in the park. I don't trust anyone in that park." This statement commits which of the following fallacies?
Appeal to fear
Hasty generalization
Circular reasoning
Shifting the burden of proof
None of these
Question 10. Person 1: "Professor Smith states that the economy is likely to do well in the next few years."
Person 2: "I wouldn't listen to him; he is a terrible teacher."
In this example, Person 2 is committing which of the following fallacies?
Appeal to fear
Ad hominem
Accident
Slippery slope
None of these
Question 11. When the subject or direction or topic of the argument is changed, then we have an instance of which kind of fallacy?
Ad hominem
Appeal to popular belief or practice
Red herring
Straw man
Question 12. "I'm not saying Jeff is a bad guy, I'm just saying I wouldn't let my daughter within 100 feet of him." This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?
Hyperbole
Dysphemism
Innuendo
Weaseler
No device used
Question 13. "Why do I believe aliens exist? What's your reason for not believing they do?" This statement commits which of the following fallacies?
Wishful thinking
Fallacious appeal to authority
Straw man
Misplacing the burden of proof
None of these
Question 14. "Studies show that I am right." This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?
Weaseler
Euphemism
Proof surrogate
Paralipsis
No device used
Question 15. Which of the following contains a dysphemism?
John studies a lot.
John is a nerd.
John is very motivated.
John's GPA is higher than average.
None of these
Question 16. "This hospital has had a few cases of negative patient outcomes." This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Proof surrogate
Innuendo
No device used
Question 17. "This beverage will make you feel as happy as if you won the lottery!" This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?
Weaseler
Innuendo
Hyperbole
Dysphemism
No device used
Question 18. Which of the following is true about the reliability of a source?
A source is less trustworthy if it is peer-reviewed; it should be reviewed by superiors.
A source is less trustworthy if it is affiliated with a university; they are notoriously liberal.
A source is less trustworthy if it is from an interested party; it is likely to be biased.
Wikipedia is considered to be a reliable source because it can be edited by anyone.
All of these
Question 19. Lists several ways that the media can deliberately mislead us. Which of the following is not one of the ways mentioned in the chapter?
Photo manipulation
Outright lies
Product placement
Rhetorical devices
None of these
Question 20. Which of the following is a good example of product placement?
Putting the product next to a beloved celebrity
Using an unreliable source of information in describing the product
Not listing all of its potential side effects
Making its leading competitor sound terrible
None of these