Final Term - Chapter Quiz #3

Give the two types of Logical Arguments.

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Which scenario falls under the category of legal and ethical behavior?

• Developing a secure app for business use and selling it with proper licenses.

• Using trial software beyond the trial period without paying.

• Selling fake medicine online but donating part of the proceeds to charity.

• Hacking a system to test its security without the owner’s consent.

Which of the following scenarios represents an act that is ethical and legal?

• Overpricing bottled water during a disaster.

• Writing ransomware to target businesses.
  

• Sharing a copyrighted eBook with friends without permission.

• Purchasing licensed accounting software and using it for client services.

Writing and spreading ransomware is an example of an act that is:

• Ethical and legal

• Ethical but not legal.

• Legal but not ethical.

• Not Ethical, Not Legal

Copying copyrighted software for backup purposes, despite the copyright agreement prohibiting it, is an example of:

• Ethical and legal

• Ethical but not legal.

• Legal but not ethical.

• Not Ethical, Not Legal

What type of act is increasing the price of scarce goods during a disaster, even if it is allowed by law?

• Ethical and legal

• Ethical but not legal.

• Legal but not ethical.

• Not Ethical, Not Legal

"If we start allowing remote work for IT employees, productivity will drop, and eventually, the whole company will fail." This is an example of:

• Circular argument

• Slippery slope

• Straw Man

• Non-sequitur

Attacking the person rather than addressing their IT-related argument is an example of which fallacy?

• Circular argument

• Red Herring

• Ad Hominem

• Equivocation

Citing in support of a conclusion a premise that assumes the conclusion.

• Begging the Question

• Circular Argument

• Ad Hominem

• Fallacy of the Heap

This fallacy is committed when someone introduces irrelevant material to the issue being discussed, so that everyone else’s attention is diverted away from the points made, towards a different conclusion.

• Non-sequitur

• Red herring

• Ad Hominem

• Straw Man