Bonus: Quiz: Fallacious Reasoning 2A

Children should not be allowed to watch more than five hours of television per week.

• Fact

• Opinion

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“On Tuesday, Ms. [Mary] Barra, 51, completed a remarkable personal odyssey when she was named as the next chief executive of G.M.—and the first woman to ascend to the top job at a major auto company.”

• Fact

• Opinion

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What following statements are true about fallacies? Select 3 that apply.

• Fallacies are reasoning errors that weaken an argument

• Fallacies can be used deliberately in an attempt to influence someone’s thinking, opinions, and actions.

• Fallacies can be committed unintentionally due to sloppiness or a lack of understanding.

• Formal fallacies do not have to be non sequitur.

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Sarah stated, "I don't want to drink Coke right now."

Jacob replied, "Are you a Pepsi lover?"

Is Jacob's response fallacious?

• Yes

• No

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Which logical fallacy is used in the text?

Did you know that Dale is back home, living with his parents again, and won't get a job? Gosh, millennials are such a lazy generation.

• Slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences.

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations.

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Which logical fallacy is used in the text?

This news story must be accurate. It's been shared online over a million times!

• Hasty generalization: a broad claim based on too few observations.

• Bandwagon fallacy: the assumption that the popular choice is automatically correct.

• Slippery slope fallacy: the false assumption that a small first step will lead to extreme consequences.

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After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending.

Is Warren's response an example of fallacious reasoning?

• Yes

• No

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Is this an example of fallacious reasoning?

"Several months ago, there were a few unruly violent gatherings of people in the Chicagoland area. People must be respectful of each other, and follow the law for everyone's safety and security."

• Yes

• No

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Who is saying a fallacy?

Jim: "I think our company should allocate a larger portion of the budget to customer support. It is clearly lacking behind other areas."

Andy: "We'll go bankrupt if we spend all our money on customer support."

• Jim

• Andy

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Is this an example of fallacious reasoning?

"We can either agree with Barbara's plan, or just let the project fail. There is no other option."

• Yes

• No

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