Ad hominem - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WGU - D265 - Critical Thinking - Reason and Evidence Latest Update (2022/2023) Already Passed PROPOSITIONS Are statements that can be true or false NON-PROPOSITONS Are sentences that are not statements about matters of fact or fiction. They do not make a claim that can be true or false. SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false on their own. (Example: Har...

This person, a NASA scientist, stated that they found alien remains on Earth and they could prove it: a) Richard Doll b) Richard Hoover c) James Lovelock d) Carl Sagan e) Tyron Hayes b) Richard Hoover Cyanobacteria fossils were found in meteorites, which NASA says proves that there is life on other planets. True or False False Antarctica's blood red waterfall can be blamed on: a) Sulfer b) Iron c) Methane d) Carbon Dioxide e) Chloride b) Iron To give a nonhuma...

Ad hominem (Attacking the arguer) correct answers A fallacy which attacks the person arguing rather than the argument itself Ambiguous correct answers A word that can have more than one meaning and it is not clear which meaning is intended Analogy correct answers Form of argument using parallel situations to encourage you to accept the conclusion. Explain one thing by comparing it to a more familiar thing. Analyze/ Analysis correct answers Break an argument down into its component parts...

CPSC 113 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 This person, a NASA scientist, stated that they found alien remains on Earth and they could prove it: a) Richard Doll b) Richard Hoover c) James Lovelock d) Carl Sagan e) Tyron Hayes - ANSWERSb) Richard Hoover Cyanobacteria fossils were found in meteorites, which NASA says proves that there is life on other planets. True or False - ANSWERSFalse Antarctica's blood red waterfall can be blamed on: a) Sulfer b) Iron c) Methane d...

What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact there are more? (Ans- false dilemma Thinking that a person's position is frightening because the person himself is frightening would be an obvious mistake in reasoning. This is an example of the fallacy of _____. (Ans- argumentum ad hominem Epistemology is the branch that explores the sources, nature, limits, and criteria of _____. (Ans- knowledge What was the essence of reality for Heraclitus? (Ans- chan...

Who is a philosopher, in the original sense of the world? correct answer: A lover and pursuer of wisdom, regardless of the subject matter. Which is a common characteristic of philosophical questions? correct answer: They involve fundamental concepts that are unavoidable by the thoughtful person. Which is the branch of philosophy that studies issues concerning art and beauty? correct answer: Aesthetics Which of the following branches of philosophy does not involve questions related to...

WGU TBP1 English Composition 1 UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Slippery Slope - CORRECT ANSWER- Asserting that a *single event will lead to a series of much larger events.* Ad Hominem - CORRECT ANSWER- To attack the *person instead of the arguement.* Straw Man - CORRECT ANSWER- Arguing a *misrepresentation of you oppositions position

Logical Fallacies Latest Update Graded A+ ad hominem "How can you give relationship advice when you've never been in a relationship longer than two weeks?" ad hominem A lawyer attacking a defendant's character rather than questioning the defendant based on the case. ad hominem against the man ad hominem attack on the person or the character of the person ad populum "If you don't but these shoes now, you won't be cool because all of the cool kids have these." ad po...

Praxis 5511 Latest Update Graded A+ Abiotic Factors The physical chemical factors in the environment that are nonliving, but upon which the growth and survival of living organisms depends ad hominem Attacks the character or behavior of a person taking a stand on an issue rather than the issue itself "that fat slob wants higher taxes" Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase used radioactive markers in experiments to show that DNA was the genetic material in cells Alliteration Repetition ...

Bioethics Exam Study set Questions and Answers 100% Solved What are the characteristics of good reasons in ethics? - -relevant to position -provide evidence for a position -support a conclusion as an argument -appeals not to evidence but to a principle -should not contradict each other and be logically consistent truth - how premises correspond or not to the world validity - the formal relations between premises and conclusion Slippery slope - argument that a small change in the...