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When a person engages in argument that attacks the self-concept of the person advocating a different position, this is called ________. |
| | A) | assertiveness |
| | B) | argumentativeness |
| | C) | verbal aggressiveness |
| | D) | pseudoreasoning |
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"Football players are slobs. My roommate plays football and he never cleans up after himself." What fallacy of reasoning does this represent? |
| | A) | Unsupported assertion |
| | B) | Isolated example |
| | C) | Distorted evidence. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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A radio talk show host conducts a call-in poll of his listeners on the question, "In view of the danger of a fanatical crazed terrorist hijacking a plane, pilots should not be left defenseless. Don't you think that the Federal Aviation Agency should allow pilots to carry guns?" 100,000 callers pay 50 cents a call and 99 percent respond that pilots should be allowed to carry guns. Which of the following statements is true about this poll? |
| | A) | The sample is too small for a public opinion poll. |
| | B) | The sample is randomly selected and therefore the poll is valid. |
| | C) | The question is unbiased, so that we can have confidence in the answer. |
| | D) | The sample is not randomly selected and cannot be taken as representative of the public at large. |
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"How can you be against spending billions on the war on terrorism? That's the same kind of liberalism that supports drug abuse and promiscuity." What fallacy does this reasoning represent? |
| | A) | Arguing in a circle |
| | B) | False dilemma |
| | C) | Post hoc ergo propter hoc |
| | D) | Red herring |
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"Everyone needs a college education to get a job. Without one, you'll never get a job. So if you want a job, go to college." What fallacy of reasoning does this argument represent? |
| | A) | Red herring |
| | B) | Stereotyping |
| | C) | Arguing in a circle |
| | D) | Slippery slope |
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"Either you are a jock or a nerd." What fallacy of reasoning does this argument represent? |
| | A) | False dilemma |
| | B) | False analogy |
| | C) | Post hoc ergo propter hoc |
| | D) | Slippery slope |
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"I loaned you my car. When I got it back, the battery, which I bought only 5 short years ago, died. You broke it and you owe me a new battery." What fallacy of reasoning does this argument represent? |
| | A) | Slippery slope |
| | B) | Post hoc ergo propter hoc |
| | C) | Halo effect |
| | D) | Ad hominem |
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"Joe's a creep, no two ways about it. You'll be sorry if you go out with him." What fallacy of reasoning does this argument represent? |
| | A) | Halo effect |
| | B) | Post hoc ergo propter hoc |
| | C) | Straw person |
| | D) | Ad hominem |
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"Political science professors at this school are lily-livered, left-wing Marxists." What fallacy of reasoning does this argument represent? |
| | A) | Ignoring the issue |
| | B) | Hyperbole |
| | C) | Loaded language |
| | D) | Straw person |
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Bill favors requiring handgun owners to wait a week before they can purchase a gun so that a police background check can be conducted. Betty seeks to refute Bills' argument by saying that Bill will deprive law-abiding citizens of the right to own a handgun. What fallacy of reasoning does Betty commit? |
| | A) | Loaded language |
| | B) | Post hoc ergo propter hoc |
| | C) | Ad hominem |
| | D) | Straw person |
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