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How would you explain a logical fallacy? - ANSWER it is a mistake in one of the standard reasoning processes, like generalization. Is there a fallacy committed in this statement? "I know paranormal activity exists. Scientists have studied it for decades and none of them have proved it to be un...

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FINAL EXAM SPCH 1315 ALL BUNDLED TO
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How would you explain a logical fallacy? - ANSWER it is a mistake in one of the standard reasoning
processes, like generalization.



Is there a fallacy committed in this statement? "I know paranormal activity exists. Scientists have studied
it for decades and none of them have proved it to be untrue." - ANSWER yes, argument from silence



"Wheaties cereal is the healthiest of the major brands of cereal. Basketball player Kyrie Irving says so."
This quotation is an example of - ANSWER inappropriate appeal to authority



Post, hoc, ergo proper hoc, meaning "after the fact, therefore because of the fact, is a fallacy associated
with what type of reasoning? - ANSWER causal



The following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? "Eliminating the space program is clearly
the right thing to do. A recent poll by CBS polling organization showed that 65 percent of Americans
thought we should abolish the program." - ANSWER bandwagon or appeal to popularity



A straw man argument takes place when - ANSWER a speaker takes a weak or faulty but small part of an
opponent's position and blows it up out of proportion.



The following statement is an example of what type of fallacy? "Why should we be concerned about
climate change? There are human problems in this country, like poverty, that need our attention." -
ANSWER red herring



Several fallacies are related to causal reasoning. Which one of these is NOT related to causal reasoning. -
ANSWER red herring

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