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Fallacy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

This fallacy literally means hitting the person below the belt instead of focusing on the issue at hand.

a)

Argumentum ad Hominem “Attacking the Person”

b)

Argumentum ad Baculum (Appeal to Force)

c)

Argumentum ad Misercordiam (Appeal to Pity)

d)

Argumentum ad Populum “Appeal to people”/ Bandwagon fallacy

e)

Argumentum ad Tradition “Appeal to Tradition”

2.

Advancing an idea since it has been practice for a long time.

a)

Argumentum ad Hominem “Attacking the Person”

b)

Argumentum ad Baculum (Appeal to Force)

c)

Argumentum ad Misercordiam (Appeal to Pity)

d)

Argumentum ad Populum “Appeal to people”/ Bandwagon fallacy

e)

Argumentum ad Tradition “Appeal to Tradition”

3.

This is committed when a person uses threat or force to advance an argument.

a)

Argumentum ad Hominem “Attacking the Person”

b)

Argumentum ad Baculum (Appeal to Force)

c)

Argumentum ad Misercordiam (Appeal to Pity)

d)

Argumentum ad Populum “Appeal to people”/ Bandwagon fallacy

e)

Argumentum ad Tradition “Appeal to Tradition”

4.

A person uses emotion to convince someone

a)

Argumentum ad Hominem “Attacking the Person”

b)

Argumentum ad Baculum (Appeal to Force)

c)

Argumentum ad Misercordiam (Appeal to Pity)

d)

Argumentum ad Populum “Appeal to people”/ Bandwagon fallacy

e)

Argumentum ad Tradition “Appeal to Tradition”

5.

Most of TV commercials are guilty of this argument which exploit people’s vanity, desires.

a)

Argumentum ad Hominem “Attacking the Person”

b)

Argumentum ad Baculum (Appeal to Force)

c)

Argumentum ad Misercordiam (Appeal to Pity)

d)

Argumentum ad Populum “Appeal to people”/ Bandwagon fallacy

e)

Argumentum ad Tradition “Appeal to Tradition”

6.

based on insufficient evidence

a)

Fallacy of Equivocation

b)

Fallacy of Division

c)

Fallacy of Composition

d)

Hasty Generalization

7.

Infers that something is true of a part, is true of a whole

a)

Fallacy of Equivocation

b)

Fallacy of Division

c)

Fallacy of Composition

d)

Hasty Generalization

8.

something is true of the whole, must also be true on its parts

a)

Fallacy of Equivocation

b)

Fallacy of Division

c)

Fallacy of Composition

d)

Hasty Generalization

9.

the same term in a different situation with different meaning

a)

Fallacy of Equivocation

b)

Fallacy of Division

c)

Fallacy of Composition

d)

Hasty Generalization

10.

discipline that affects the way these words are used.

a)

The Analytic Method

b)

The dialectic method

c)

The Pragmatic Method

d)

The Phenomenological Method

e)

The Primary and Secondary reflections

11.

distinguish who we are (the self) against other things,about thinking and about the process we perform in answering the form

a)

The Analytic Method

b)

The dialectic method

c)

The Pragmatic Method

d)

The Phenomenological Method

e)

The Primary and Secondary reflections

12.

It is an act of stepping back at our biases and prejudices to make sure that they do not influence the way we think.

a)

The Analytic Method

b)

The dialectic method

c)

The Pragmatic Method

d)

The Phenomenological Method

e)

The Primary and Secondary reflections

13.

seek to make philosophy relevant by solving real life problems

a)

The Analytic Method

b)

The dialectic method

c)

The Pragmatic Method

d)

The Phenomenological Method

e)

The Primary and Secondary reflections

14.

The method starts with eliciting the definition of a certain word from a person who appears to be familiar (or “pretends” to be familiar) with its meaning

a)

The Analytic Method

b)

The dialectic method

c)

The Pragmatic Method

d)

The Phenomenological Method

e)

The Primary and Secondary reflections

15.

It is a group of statements, one or more of which (the premises) is claimed to provide support for, or reason to believe one of the others (the conclusion)

a)

concept

b)

reflection

c)

argument

d)

truth

e)

knowledge