PHIL 1010 Midterm Questions And Answers With 100% Passed Test
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PHIL 1010
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PHIL 1010
PHIL 1010 Midterm Questions And Answers With 100% Passed Test
Asserting that if we allow A to happen, then Z will consequently happen too, therefore A should not happen.
Ex: If I did not eat dinner, I will be starved, then I will not be able to go to math class in the morning, then I will fail ...
PHIL 1010 Midterm Questions And Answers With
100% Passed Test
Asserting that if we allow A to happen, then Z will consequently happen too, therefore A should not
happen.
Ex: If I did not eat dinner, I will be starved, then I will not be able to go to math class in the morning,
then I will fail my math class,... ANS Slippery slope
Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
Ex: When one person says "I like Chinese more than Pizza", and then another says "Well, you must
hate Pizza."bad ANS Straw man
Appealing to the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation.
Ex: "Everyone is going!" ANS Bandwagon Appeal
Attacking your opponent's character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument.
Ex: "Pay no attention to her arguments against abortion. I happen to know that she had three
abortions her self!" ANS Ad Hominem
Manipulating an emotional response in place of a valid or compelling argument.
Ex"A soft drink company doesn't promote their product's taste or nutritional value. Instead, they say
that the drink make you feel happy! ANS Appeal to Emotion
When we draw a conclusion about a whole group based on an inadequate sample of the group.
, Ex:"If my brother likes to eat a lot of pizza and fries, and he is healthy, I can say that pizza and
french fries are healthy and don't really make a person fat." ANS Hasty Generalization
The use of a word in two different senses in an argument.
Ex:"I have the right to watch 'SpongeBob.' Therefore it's right for me to watch the show." ANS
Equivocation
When two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when in fact more possibilities
exist.
Ex: "If you want better public schools, you have to raise taxes. If you don't want to raise taxes, you
can't have better schools."
- A third alternative is that you could spend the exiting tax money more efficiently. ANS False
dichotomy
when the argument is restated rather than proven.
Ex:"The news is fake because so much of the news is fake." ANS Circular reasoning
Arguing that a lack of evidence proves something.
Ex: "You know that scientists can't prove that UFO's do not visit the Earth, so it makes sense to
believe in them." ANS Appeal to Ignorance
A circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise.
Ex: "Everyone wants the new iphone because it the hottest new gadget on the market!" ANS
Begging the question
Appealing to the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation.
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