Principle of Charity correct answers we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives the benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument
confirmation bias correct answers a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictor...
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Principle of Charity correct answers we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives the
benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument
confirmation bias correct answers a tendency to search for information that supports our
preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Alief correct answers An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual
responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
representitativeness heuristic correct answers A cognitive bias in which we categorize a new
situation based on the nearest prototype or experience in our mind.
anchoring bias correct answers a tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then
fails to adequately adjust for subsequent information
selection bias correct answers When the sample we generalize from is too small or is not
representative of the larger target population
selective reporting correct answers Reporting the same data in different ways to achieve different
rhetorical goals.
availability bias correct answers items that are more readily available in memory are judged as
having occurred more frequently
ad hominem correct answers a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real
issue in dispute
Genetic Fallacy correct answers Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it
began, or who began it.
straw man fallacy correct answers instead of dealing with the actual issue, it attacks a weaker
version of the argument
red herring fallacy correct answers when a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of
evidence to divert attention from argument
appeal to authority fallacy correct answers accepting a claim merely because an authority figure
endorses it
Appeal to Force correct answers Arguer threatens reader/listener
ad populum correct answers This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing
it, so it must be a good thing to do."
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