GRADED A+.
A one-to-one comparison between two or more things is:
an analogy
The "if" part of a hypothetical proposition is called the:
antecedent
If an argument is sound, it means
it is valid
Identify the following type of argument: If Frank goes to the store, then Ben will go to the library.
Frank went to the store, so Ben went to the library:
NOT: A categorical syllogism
The three parts of an argument are _____________, inference, and conclusion:
premises
Identify the fallacy: He's the third student I've caught cheating on the test. It just proves that you can't
trust students these days.
hasty generalization
The "fallacy of hypostatization" treats an abstract word like a concrete word.
true
This fallacy claims that if a position is popular then it must be right:
ad populum
The fallacy that applies a double standard without warrant is called:
special pleading
This fallacy occurs when an argument is distorted to an extreme and becomes a false imitation of the
original argument:
straw man
A contradiction within an argument does not necessarily mean the argument is faulty.
False
According to Holland & Forrest, even if an argument is fallacious, it's premises could be true.
True