WorksheetsPHIL109 10/6/22
Total questions: 4
Worksheet time: 2mins
Does every generalization commit the fallacy of hasty generalization?
Yes, because generalizations usually lead to stereotyping and prejudice.
No, because some generalizations are true.
No, because sometimes a generalization is well supported by evidence.
No, because sometimes a generalization is based on a really helpful example.
Since appeal to majority is a fallacy, how should we treat the majority opinion?
Deny that it is true
Explore it by looking for evidence to support it
Assume that it is true, but look for evidence to support it
Give it less weight than minority opinions
Which factors are most important in determining the strength of a slippery slope argument?
The number of links in the argument and the strength of each link
The number of links in the argument and the severity of the outcome it predicts
This historical knowledge of the person making the argument and that person's past rate of success in predicting the future
The number of links in the argument and the historical knowledge of the person making the argument
Expertise in one subject:
Means no expertise in another subject
Means expertise in many other subjects
Is not compatible with expertise in another subject
Does not guarantee expertise in another subject
