WorksheetsCh. 2 Pseudoscience
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which logical fallacy presents information to distract from the main issue or argument being discussed.
Red Herring
Circular Reasoning
False Analogy
Straw Man
Which logical fallacy occurs when a person rebuts an argument by misconstruing or oversimplifying it.
Red Herring
Circular Reasoning
Straw Man
False Analogy
Don't listen to her advice about math. She doesn't even know how to tie her own shoes!
Red Herring
Stereotype
Categorical Claim
Ad Hominem
What would best define a Slippery Slope Fallacy?
If A took place then B and C wouldn’t happen
If A took place E would happen
If A took place B would happen and eventually C would happen too, therefore we should not let A happen
Why should we not let B and C happen but let E happen
______________ _________ is the tendency to seek out information that confirms pre-existing beliefs.
Framing Effect
Confirmation Bias
Selective Attention
Congruence Bias
The less knowledge you have of a subject, the harder it is to evaluate your own level of expertise; the more you know, the better you understand how little you actually know.
This is called the:
Steph Curry Effect
The Dunning Krueger Effect
Albatrosss Gigantica
Negativity Confirmation Heuristic
stories or examples from real life
anecdotal evidence
factual evidence
opinion
claim
An attempt to justify an argument by citing a not necessarily qualified figure who supports the conclusion being offered.
Ad Hominem
Hasty Generalization
Appeal to Authority
Red Herring
The first thing you judge influences your judgment of all that follows.
Anchoring
The Sunk Cost Fallacy
The Availability Heuristic
The Curse of Knowledge
When some aspect of your core beliefs is challenged, it can cause you to believe even more strongly.
The Placebo Effect
Negativity Bias
The Backfire Effect
The Barnum Effect
Which of the following is the best definition for "confirmation bias"
When someone writes a research paper that only shows one side
When a person only seeks out information and sources that confirm what they already think/believe.
A Conspiracy Theory is ...
a belief that an event or situation is the result of a secret plan made by powerful people
an idea or set of ideas that explains something.
a religion
