PHI 105 Topic 4 Quiz: Fallacies In Everyday Life Quiz (Version 1), Grand Canyon University.
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PHI 105 Topic 4 Quiz: Fallacies In Everyday Life Quiz (Version 1), Grand Canyon University.Directions: Please read the example and choose the fallacy that best describes the type of fallacious reasoning used. 1. “There are two types of students- the student that works really hard and does well an...
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PHI 105 Fallacies in Everyday Life Quiz
Formulating a complex or unlikely explanation for an event when a simpler explanation
would do. Which one of the following fallacies most align with this statement?
Slippery Slope
Extravagant Hypothesis
False Analogy
Hasty Generalization
Justifying your ideas by appealing to an authoritative source. Which one of the following
fallacies most align with this statement?
The Fallacy of Composition
Appeal to Ignorance
The Genetic Fallacy
Appeal to Authority
This error occurs when a person is arguing for something that is already assumed to be true in
one of the argument’s premises. Which one of the following fallacies most align with this
statement?
Extravagant Hypothesis
Circular Reasoning
Fallacy of Division
False Analogy
This error occurs when we don’t acknowledge that there may be grey areas that exist, both
alternatives could be true, and other possibilities may exist. Which one of the following fallacies
most align with this statement?
Fallacy of Division
Circular Reasoning
Either/or Fallacy
Hasty Generalization
Arguing that just because something is the case, it ought to be the case. Which one of the
following fallacies most align with this statement?
Appeal to Authority
Appeal to Tradition
The Is/Ought Fallacy
Bandwagon Appeal
“Barefoot running is superior to wearing running shoes because humans ran for thousands of
years before shoes were invented.” Which one of the following fallacies most align with this
statement?
Extravagant Hypothesis
Appeal to Tradition
Fallacy of Division
False Analogy
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