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Critical Thinking And Informal Logic
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Subject
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logic-and-reasoning
Instructions:
Answer 28 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. This murderer should not be found guilty - he was abused as a child and couldnt help himself.
An example of Straw Man
An example of Faulty Emotional Appeals
Staw Man
False Analogy
2. Pit bulls are gentle - my neighbor has one and it is great with his kids.
An example of hasty generalization is...
Two Wrongs make a right
Ad Hominem
Post Hoc or Doubtful Cause
3. An attack on the person rather than the issue of the argument
Ad Populum
Ad Hominem
An example of Ad Hominem
Slippery Slope
4. Why do I make wine the way I do? Because my father - and his father before him made it that way.
An example of Begging the Question
An example of Post Hoc
An example of Appeals to Tradition
Ad Hominem
5. If I drive a larger car I will be spending to much on gas - however if I drive a smaller car I am risking my life in an accident
An example of Faulty Analogy
Faulty Emotional Appeals
An example of a False Dilemma
An example of Post Hoc
6. Status Quo it has always been this way why change it.
Appeal to Tradition
Begging the Question
Hasty Generalization
An example of Ad Hominem
7. An attempt to bolster a claim by citing an expert
Post Hoc or Doubtful Cause
Faulty Use of Authority
False Analogy
Staw Man
8. The movie star Kirk Douglas uses klennex brand so it must be the best.
An example of Slippery Slope
An example of False use of Authority
An example of Faulty Analogy
Ad Hominem
9. Our neighbor couldn't have poisened our cat - he is always telling me how pretty the cat is.
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10. 'it does not follow' this refers to improper results - such as he hit a home run so they lost the game.
Non Sequitur
An example of False use of Authority
An example of Appeals to Tradition
Ad Hominem
11. By allowing congress to regulate certain weapons that will cause them to revoke our right to bear arms.
An example of Begging the Question
An example of Two Wrongs dont make a Right
Hasty Generalization
An example of Slippery Slope
12. The professors test was extremely unfair. Just ask anyone who took the test.
An example of Non Sequitar 'it does not follow'
Appeal to Tradition
Ad Hominem
An example of Ad Populumn
13. This action opens the door for this action to follow
Ad Hominem
An example of Faulty Analogy
Slippery Slope
An example of Faulty Emotional Appeals
14. I am stealing his T.V. - because he stole my watch.
An example of Two Wrongs dont make a Right
An example of Ad Populumn
An example of Straw Man
Ad Hominem
15. There is no reason to listen to the arguments of those who oppose school prayer - they are all athiests.
An example of Ad Hominem
Begging the Question
Faulty Use of Authority
An example of False use of Authority
16. The arguer suggests that only two alternatives exist. Either-or
An example of Appeals to Tradition
An example of hasty generalization is...
False Dilemma
An example of Faulty Analogy
17. A judgement made before the facts are in.
Ad Hominem
Hasty Generalization
Faulty Use of Authority
An example of a False Dilemma
18. Appealing to the prejudices of the people
Two Wrongs make a right
Ad Populum
An example of a False Dilemma
Slippery Slope
19. Abortion is murder - since killing a baby is murder.
An example of Begging the Question
An example of Non Sequitar 'it does not follow'
An example of Appeals to Tradition
An example of Faulty Emotional Appeals
20. Irrellevant to the argument or draw attention from the issues being argued or conceal another purpose.
An example of Post Hoc
Appeal to Tradition
Faulty Emotional Appeals
Slippery Slope
21. A diversionary tactic
An example of Faulty Emotional Appeals
Two Wrongs make a right
False Dilemma
False Analogy
22. Writer making the suggestion that the answer to the question at hand has already been proved.
An example of Ad Hominem
False Dilemma
Begging the Question
An example of Straw Man
23. The arguer infers that because one event follows another event the first event must be the cause of the second.
Post Hoc or Doubtful Cause
False Analogy
Ad Hominem
Hasty Generalization
24. Misdirection - an attack on a view similar to but not the same as the one you opponent holds.
An example of Non Sequitar 'it does not follow'
An example of Straw Man
An example of Ad Hominem
Staw Man
25. A black cat crossed my path - because this happened I wrecked my car this afternoon
An example of Post Hoc
False Dilemma
Begging the Question
Two Wrongs make a right
26. An attempt to make a comparison between items or situations that have no discernable link
An example of Slippery Slope
False Analogy
An example of Non Sequitar 'it does not follow'
An example of Ad Populumn
27. A mandatory seat belt law could never be enforced. You cant issue a citation to a dead man.
Appeal to Tradition
Faulty Use of Authority
An example of Straw Man
An example of a False Dilemma
28. Whats the big deal if some settlers killed a few indians? After all - you can't make an omlette without breaking a few eggs.
An example of Non Sequitar 'it does not follow'
An example of Faulty Analogy
An example of Straw Man
An example of Slippery Slope