chapter 5 test

the speaker makes an argument on the basis of too few examples.

• hasty generalization

• sweeping gen

• fake precision

• false cause

speaker makes an argument by comparing 2 things that really are not very similar

• false cause

• fake precision

• sweeping gen

• false analogy

speaker makes an argument using a weak causal relationship

• fake precision

• false cause

• sweeping gen

• hasty gen

the speaker misuses statistics

• false analogy

• fake precision

• sweeping gen

• false cause

speaker extends a generalization to exceptional cases

• sweeping gen

• hasty generalization

• false cause

• false analogy

observing particular facts to prove a general conclusion

• fake precision

• inductive reasoning

• empirical dating

data that can be observed or experienced

• inductive reasoning

• empirical data

• sweeping gen

It's no wonder that young people are committing more crime. It must be all the violence in video games and movies that they watch.

• sweeping gen

• false cause

• fake precision

Amy found a dead bug in her pasta from Olive garden. They should stop selling pasta in all the olive gardens.

• hasty generalization

• fake precision

• sweeping gen

• false cause

Just as the army needs new tanks to battle more effectively, so I need a brand new computer to get better grades.

• hasty gen

• sweeping gen

• false analogy

• fake precision