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1. Question :
A fallacy is _____.
a logical progression
warrant based logic
an inference from data to a claim that circumvents sound logical reasoning
a claim that represents logical reasoning in a circuitous path
a faulty synapse in the receptacle
Question 2. Question :
A car salesman says this, in order to get you to buy a new car from him:
"Buddy! You gotta buy this car. Please! If you don't buy it, my boss will fire me!"
This type of faulty logic is an example of _____.
the ad hominem argument
the hasty generalization fallacy
the straw man fallacy
emotional appeal to popularity
special pleading
Question 3. Question :
Do you have only a few select friends or a large circle of friends?
What fallacy is operating here?
Straw man
Appeal to fear
Ad hominem
False dilemma
Questionable statistics
Question 4. Question :
All those old people are cheap.
They never give me a fair tip when I park their cars in the valet parking lot.
What kind of fallacy is operating here?
Straw man
Appeal to fear
Hasty generalization
Questionable statistics
Slippery slope
Question 5. Question :
Measuring our country's health by measuring the consumption of petroleum
is like measuring a person's health my how much medical care he or she buys.
What kind of fallacy is operating here?
Hasty generalization
Questionable statistics
False analogy
Invalid in form
Confusing assumptions with facts