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More Practice: fallacies 19-22 and collective whole vs. clas

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the two fallacies which make assumptions that move in a whole-to-part direction.

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Sweeping Gen.

d)

Hasty Gen.

2.

Refers to all of the pieces that make up one single item, like an apple pie, a motorcycle, or the Nike company.

a)

collective whole

b)

class

3.

Select the two fallacies which make assumptions that move in a part-to-whole direction.

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Sweeping Gen.

d)

Hasty Gen.

4.

If an argument is making an assumption about a class of things, which two fallacies could be happening?

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Sweeping Gen.

d)

Hasty Gen.

5.

Name the fallacy: "Luc Longley is just the ingredient that the Phoenix Suns need to win a championship; he's been playing center for all six championship seasons of the amazing Chicago Bulls!"

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Sweeping Gen.

d)

Hasty Gen.

6.

Name the fallacy: "Matt Damon is such a bad actor. I saw the Bourne Identity, and all he did was fight scenes and car chases."

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Sweeping Gen.

d)

Hasty Gen.

7.

A set or category of things that all share the same basic attributes, like all Republicans, all pies, all sports apparel companies.

a)

collective whole

b)

class

8.

If an argument is making an assumption about a collective whole, which two fallacies could be happening?

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Sweeping Gen.

d)

Hasty Gen.

9.

Name the fallacy: "Veritas School is the finest school in the Chattanooga area! ALL of our teachers have won teaching awards, so I know this for a fact."

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Sweeping Gen.

d)

Hasty Gen.

10.

Name the fallacy: "The roads in Pennsylvania are terrible. If you drive in Pennsylvania you can count on hitting a pothole every time you drive!"

a)

Composition

b)

Division

c)

Sweeping Gen.

d)

Hasty Gen.