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HUM 115 Study Guide for Final ExamFollowing the rules of logical reasoning leads to a payoff including: - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
______ take a stance on a particular issue and provide evidence (premises) to support that claim. -
correct answer ✔✔Arguments
"Legally drunk means the individual has a blood alcohol level of .08" is an example of a(n) ___________
definition - correct answer ✔✔precising
Credibility is a matter of _______ depending on the integrity of the person and how knowledgeable they
are. - correct answer ✔✔degree
Fake news thrives because - correct answer ✔✔most of us will not take the trouble to fact-check
Q - "How old is the teacher?"
A- "He is middle-aged"
This answer is best described as __________________. - correct answer ✔✔vague
Q - "What is the price of that new Lexus?"
A- "More than $1000"
This answer is best described as __________________. - correct answer ✔✔overgeneral
____________________ is the illegitimate switching of the meaning of a term during the reasoning. -
correct answer ✔✔equivocation
A classmate and I are engaging in an argument on a key issue that impacts college students. We each
make statements that one another disagrees with, by my statement is far more controversial than my
fellow students'. In this case, the burden of proof falls on _________. - correct answer ✔✔Me, as the
critical thinker making the more controversial statements.
, A friend claims that Bill Gates is the leader of a satanic cabal seeking to overthrow democracy as we
know it. You ask for proof of this claim. The friend responds, "You can't prove it isn't true!" - correct
answer ✔✔fallacy of misplaced burden of proof
Alexis and Shawn are critical thinkers engaging in an argument on the issue of vaccinations. Shawn
attempts to undermine Alexis's argument. This is called a ______________. - correct answer
✔✔counterargument
Considering the benefits and drawbacks is also known as - correct answer ✔✔weighing the pros and
cons
In critical thinking, ________________________ are errors in reasoning. - correct answer ✔✔fallacies
In their discussion on the issue of vaccinations, Alexis makes a reasonable case for her position as to why,
how, and when vaccines are effective, thereby thereby shifting the _______________________________
to Shawn, who disagrees with her position and now must address her evidence. - correct answer ✔✔the
burden of proof
When I say, "My uncle passed away" I am using a/an: - correct answer ✔✔Euphemism
When an arguer attempts to sidetrack his/her audience by raising an irrelevant issue, this is called
_____________________________. - correct answer ✔✔red herring fallacy
Which of the following is NOT a strategy for putting arguments in standard form? - correct answer
✔✔Discard claims that you disagree with
If I am researching evidence for nonfiction prose stating and defending a position on the issue of
renaming the federal holiday of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, I am working on a/an
_____________________________. - correct answer ✔✔Argumentative Essay
The best way to structure argumentative writing is: - correct answer ✔✔a) add your main point, the
thesis statement, into the introductory paragraph; b) give an argument for your thesis; c) give counter-
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