D265 EXAM Questions and Answers
Terms in this set (243)
A political candidate is Ad Hominem attack
maligned by an opponent for
having experimented with
recreational drug in college.
Which fallacy of relevance is this
an example of?
A. Straw man
B. Slippery slope.
C. circular
reasoning D Ad
Hominem attack
Blake lives in Hawaii, so she must The argument includes a single
spend her weekends surfing. conclusion The argument includes
Which two statements a single premise
accurately summarize the
argument?
Choose 2 answers
The grass is green in color An example of a proposition
Which is a non proposition? Do not work on that essay
A. the earth is flat
B. the sun is a star
C. do not work on that essay
D. red is a primary color
What is the key feature of No internal structure
a simple proposition?
A. An internal structure
B. Truth value depends on its
parts
C. No internal structure
D. Contains multiple propositions
,Which is a simple proposition? Empathy should be practiced by everyone
A. The person had cake, but did not
enjoy it.
B. I am a bird or I am a human.
C. Empathy should be
practiced by everyone.
D. Either I am smart, or they are
fools and do not understand
the issue
All bears are wild Smokey is a Deductive
bear. Therefore, Smokey is wild.
Which term describes this
argument?
A student states: "Road A is Non-argument
straight. Road B is winding. Roads
A and B intersect."Which term
describes this type of
argument?
A. Inductive argument
B. True argument
C. Invalid argument
D. Non-argument
A professor of logic stated an A+B=C, B+D= F
arithmetical argument can be
valid or invalid because of the
structure of the argument?they
gave an example of 1 +1 =2, 4-2=2
hence 1+1=4- 2What structure
represents the premise
A. A+B=C, B+D= F
B. A+C=B, D+B= C
C. A+B=C, D+E= C
D. A+B=C, D+E= F
If I am a scientist, then I am Denying the antecedent
intelligent. I am not a scientist.
Therefore. I am not intelligent
Which type of logic error is this an
example of?
A. Affirming the consequent
B. Begging the question
C. Denying the antecedent
D. The fallacy fallacy
If Spencer is hungry, then Spencer Denying the antecedent
is tired. Spencer is not hungry.
Therefore, Spencer is not tired
This is an example of which type
of logic error? Choose one
A. Denying the antecedent
B. The fallacy fallacy
, C. Beggingthe question
D. Affirming the consequent
Which kind of fallacy arise Begging the question
when the premise of an
argument presupposes the truth
of the conclusion, rather than
providing evidence for it?
A. Straw man
B. Red Herring
C. Begging the question
D. genetic
Terms in this set (243)
A political candidate is Ad Hominem attack
maligned by an opponent for
having experimented with
recreational drug in college.
Which fallacy of relevance is this
an example of?
A. Straw man
B. Slippery slope.
C. circular
reasoning D Ad
Hominem attack
Blake lives in Hawaii, so she must The argument includes a single
spend her weekends surfing. conclusion The argument includes
Which two statements a single premise
accurately summarize the
argument?
Choose 2 answers
The grass is green in color An example of a proposition
Which is a non proposition? Do not work on that essay
A. the earth is flat
B. the sun is a star
C. do not work on that essay
D. red is a primary color
What is the key feature of No internal structure
a simple proposition?
A. An internal structure
B. Truth value depends on its
parts
C. No internal structure
D. Contains multiple propositions
,Which is a simple proposition? Empathy should be practiced by everyone
A. The person had cake, but did not
enjoy it.
B. I am a bird or I am a human.
C. Empathy should be
practiced by everyone.
D. Either I am smart, or they are
fools and do not understand
the issue
All bears are wild Smokey is a Deductive
bear. Therefore, Smokey is wild.
Which term describes this
argument?
A student states: "Road A is Non-argument
straight. Road B is winding. Roads
A and B intersect."Which term
describes this type of
argument?
A. Inductive argument
B. True argument
C. Invalid argument
D. Non-argument
A professor of logic stated an A+B=C, B+D= F
arithmetical argument can be
valid or invalid because of the
structure of the argument?they
gave an example of 1 +1 =2, 4-2=2
hence 1+1=4- 2What structure
represents the premise
A. A+B=C, B+D= F
B. A+C=B, D+B= C
C. A+B=C, D+E= C
D. A+B=C, D+E= F
If I am a scientist, then I am Denying the antecedent
intelligent. I am not a scientist.
Therefore. I am not intelligent
Which type of logic error is this an
example of?
A. Affirming the consequent
B. Begging the question
C. Denying the antecedent
D. The fallacy fallacy
If Spencer is hungry, then Spencer Denying the antecedent
is tired. Spencer is not hungry.
Therefore, Spencer is not tired
This is an example of which type
of logic error? Choose one
A. Denying the antecedent
B. The fallacy fallacy
, C. Beggingthe question
D. Affirming the consequent
Which kind of fallacy arise Begging the question
when the premise of an
argument presupposes the truth
of the conclusion, rather than
providing evidence for it?
A. Straw man
B. Red Herring
C. Begging the question
D. genetic
