WGU D265 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Equivocation Fallacy - Answer-when a key word or phrase in an argument is used with
more than one meaning. It is an illegitimate switching of the meaning of a term during
the reasoning.
Appeal to Ignorance - Answer-A fallacy that uses an opponent's inability to disprove a
conclusion as proof of the conclusion's correctness.
slippery slope fallacy - Answer-a logical fallacy that assumes once an action begins it
will lead, undeterred, to an eventual and inevitable conclusion
Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy - Answer-Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument,
or finding a pattern to fit a presumption.
post hoc ergo propter hoc - Answer-This fallacy is Latin for "after which therefore
because of which," meaning that it is incorrect to always claim that something is a cause
just because it happened earlier. One may loosely summarize this fallacy by saying that
correlation does not imply causation.
Hasty Generalization - Answer-A fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by
sufficient or unbiased evidence.
false dilemma fallacy - Answer-argument in which a speaker reduces available choices
to only two even though other alternatives exist; also called the either-or fallacy
Black and White Fallacy - Answer-A fallacy that occurs when the audience is only given
two choices.
Burden of Proof Fallacy - Answer-Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the
person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove.
Inference - Answer-A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Principle of Charity - Answer-we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives
the benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument
confirmation bias - Answer-a tendency to search for information that supports our
preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Alief - Answer-An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual
responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Equivocation Fallacy - Answer-when a key word or phrase in an argument is used with
more than one meaning. It is an illegitimate switching of the meaning of a term during
the reasoning.
Appeal to Ignorance - Answer-A fallacy that uses an opponent's inability to disprove a
conclusion as proof of the conclusion's correctness.
slippery slope fallacy - Answer-a logical fallacy that assumes once an action begins it
will lead, undeterred, to an eventual and inevitable conclusion
Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy - Answer-Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument,
or finding a pattern to fit a presumption.
post hoc ergo propter hoc - Answer-This fallacy is Latin for "after which therefore
because of which," meaning that it is incorrect to always claim that something is a cause
just because it happened earlier. One may loosely summarize this fallacy by saying that
correlation does not imply causation.
Hasty Generalization - Answer-A fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by
sufficient or unbiased evidence.
false dilemma fallacy - Answer-argument in which a speaker reduces available choices
to only two even though other alternatives exist; also called the either-or fallacy
Black and White Fallacy - Answer-A fallacy that occurs when the audience is only given
two choices.
Burden of Proof Fallacy - Answer-Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the
person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove.
Inference - Answer-A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Principle of Charity - Answer-we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives
the benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument
confirmation bias - Answer-a tendency to search for information that supports our
preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Alief - Answer-An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual
responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
