Question :
Inferring a claim based on data is deductive logic, but what happens when the inference circumvents logical reasoning?
Student Answer:
No one will understand you.
A fallacy has been committed.
One has proven to be a good logician.
One ought to use inductive reasoning.
The syllogism is sound. Instructor Explanation:
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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. You've seen the commercials where Governor Ahnold is driving this car, haven't you? You want to be like him, right?"
This type of faulty logic is an example of _____.
Student Answer:
hasty generalization
appeal to authority
false dilemma
false analogy
free wheeling
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Question 3.
Question :
Do you have only a few select friends or a large circle of friends?
What fallacy is operating here?
Student Answer:
Straw man
Appeal to fear
Ad hominem
False dilemma
Questionable statistics Instructor Explanation:
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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?
Student Answer:
Straw man
Appeal to fear
Hasty generalization
Questionable statistics
Slippery slope Instructor Explanation:
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Question 5.
Question :
If children cannot be executed for their crimes, why should we execute people with learning disabilities who have the mental capacity of children?
What kind of fallacy is operating here?
Student Answer:
Straw man
False analogy
Appeal to fear
Circumlocution
Special pleading Instructor Explanation:
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