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Logic: Exam 2- Informal Fallacies Questions and Answers 100% Pass Fallacy - A defect or flaw in reasoning. "Non-Sequitur" - Does not follow. What are the two main causes of fallacies? - 1. Mistakes in reasoning (unintentional). 2. Bad argument made to appear good by creating an "illusion" (intentional). What are the two kinds of fallacies? - Formal and Informal. Formal Fallacy - Flaw in structure of from of an argument. Informal Fallacy - Logical flaw in content of an argumen...

Test Bank - A Concise Introduction to Logic, 13th Edition by Patrick J. Hurley. Full Chapters Include;...Part I: INFORMAL LOGIC. 1. Basic Concepts. Arguments, Premises, and Conclusions. Exercise. Recognizing Arguments. Exercise. Deduction and Induction. Exercise. Validity, Truth, Soundness, Strength, Cogency. Exercise. Argument Forms: Proving Invalidity. Exercise. Extended Arguments. Exercise. 2. Language: Meaning and Definition. Varieties of Meaning. Exercise. The Intension and Extension of Ter...

Logical Fallacies – Definitions UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers What is a Logical Fallacy? - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard form of flawed reasoning that seduces and persuades the unaware with claims that attempt to support an argument, but are not logically sound, which leads to faulty conclusions. What are Fallacies of Relevance? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fallacies that rely on premises irrelevant to the truth of the conclusion

Section 4: Critical Thinking D265 WGU (Lesson 1: Fallacies of Relevance (terms 1-8) Lesson 2: Fallacies of Weak Induction (terms 8-12) Lesson 3: Fallacies of Presumption (terms 13-18) Lesson 4: Argument Mapping (terms 19-28))Graded A+

PHIL 105-Fallacies UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Fallacies of Relevance - CORRECT ANSWER - When one or more of the premises in the argument is irrelevant or unrelated to the conclusion Personal Attack - CORRECT ANSWER - instead of presenting a logical counter argument, one attacks the person who presented the argumen

Logical Fallacies – Definitions Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is a Logical Fallacy? - A standard form of flawed reasoning that seduces and persuades the unaware with claims that attempt to support an argument, but are not logically sound, which leads to faulty conclusions. What are Fallacies of Relevance? - Fallacies that rely on premises irrelevant to the truth of the conclusion. What is a Non-Sequiter? - Focuses on a conclusion does not follow from the premises; the concl...

Logic: Exam 2- Informal Fallacies Questions and Answers 100% Pass Fallacy - A defect or flaw in reasoning. "Non-Sequitur" - Does not follow. What are the two main causes of fallacies? - 1. Mistakes in reasoning (unintentional). 2. Bad argument made to appear good by creating an "illusion" (intentional). What are the two kinds of fallacies? - Formal and Informal. Formal Fallacy - Flaw in structure of from of an argument. Informal Fallacy - Logical flaw in content of an argumen...

Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to Logic 14e 14th Edition by Patrick J. Hurley. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 14 Part I: INFORMAL LOGIC. 1. Basic Concepts. Arguments, Premises, and Conclusions. Exercise. Recognizing Arguments. Exercise. Deduction and Induction. Exercise. Validity, Truth, Soundness, Strength, Cogency. Exercise. Argument Forms: Proving Invalidity. Exercise. Extended Arguments. Exercise. 2. Language: Meaning and Definition. Varieties of Meaning. Exercise....

15 Logical fallacies Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Begging the Question (circular logic) - The writer presents an arguable point as a fact that supports the argument Ex-These movies are popular because they make so much money. They make a lot of money because people like them. People like them because they are so popular Non sequitur - The conclusion doesn't logically follow the explanation Ex-The rain came down so hard that Jennifer actually called me Post Hoc (Ergo Propter Ho...

Logical Fallacies – Definitions Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is a Logical Fallacy? - A standard form of flawed reasoning that seduces and persuades the unaware with claims that attempt to support an argument, but are not logically sound, which leads to faulty conclusions. What are Fallacies of Relevance? - Fallacies that rely on premises irrelevant to the truth of the conclusion. What is a Non-Sequiter? - Focuses on a conclusion does not follow from the premises; the concl...