Post hoc ergo propter hoc - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Ethos - correct answer an appeal based on the character/reputation/ credibility of the speaker. Pathos - correct answer appeal to emotion logos - correct answer an appeal based on logic or reason analysis - correct answer to separate a subject into parts of the act or result of doing so synthesis - correct answer ...

WGU D265 Section 4: Critical Thinking Already Passed Fallacies of Relevance Arguments that are really distractions from the main point - Ad Hominem - Appeal of Consquences - Genetic Fallacy - Equivocation - Ad Populum - Irrelevant Appeals Types of Fallacies of Relevance ad hominem attack An attack on a person rather than his or her argument Genetic Fallacy Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it. Irrelevant Appeals attempt to sway the listener with in...

PHI 105 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking And Problem Solving (PHI 105) APPEAL TO IGNORANCE - ANS An appeal to ignorance uses lack of evidence (for or against) as the basis of the argument. For example, if something can't be disproven, it must be true! Example You have a family member who has a terminal disease. You hear of a possible new cure being offered in another country. You contact the group promoting this cure and ask if it works. They say, "No one has ever shown that it do...

Reading Fluency - Answer refers to the speed, inflection and accuracy with which students read, either orally or silently. In order to have this skill, students must be able to decode, or break down into segments, words that adhere to the common rules of the English alphabet. For those words that are not easily decoded, students must build their vocabulary of "sight words," which are recognized without the need to decode Sonnet - Answer lyric poem of fourteen lines Shakespearean sonnet ...

Reading Fluency - Answer refers to the speed, inflection and accuracy with which students read, either orally or silently. In order to have this skill, students must be able to decode, or break down into segments, words that adhere to the common rules of the English alphabet. For those words that are not easily decoded, students must build their vocabulary of "sight words," which are recognized without the need to decode Shakespearean sonnet - Answer lyric poem of fourteen lines with the r...

What are the six main things you should do in professional writing? - correct answer 1) know why you're writing 2) Understand your readers 3)Before writing, jot down your 3 main points 4)Write in full-rapidly 5) Improve what you've written 6) Use graphics to illustrate and clarify What are the characteristics that lead to organizational action? - correct answer Attracting Attention, Conveying Importance, Sign...

Fallacies of Relevance Arguments that are really distractions from the main point - Ad Hominem - Appeal of Consquences - Genetic Fallacy - Equivocation - Ad Populum - Irrelevant Appeals Types of Fallacies of Relevance ad hominem attack An attack on a person rather than his or her argument Genetic Fallacy Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it. Irrelevant Appeals attempt to sway the listener with information that, though persu...

1. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “If you believe in global warming you just believe everything you are told and don’t think for yourself.” 2. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “I don’t wear my seatbelt while driving anymore because I have three friends that all got in accidents while they were wearing their seatbelts.” 3. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: ...

Principle of Charity we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives the benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument confirmation bias a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence Alief An automatic or habitual belief-like attitude which may or may not be in tension with the subject's explicit beliefs Heuristic a simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments ...

Fallacies quiz (correct answer is highlighted) 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 and the student that does nothing and fails.” a. Either/Or Fallacy b. Slippery Slope c. Extravagant Hypothesis d. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc 2. Robert made his first purchase on ebay and the package did not arrive on time. Robert says h...