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GRE Basic Exam 500 Questions with Verified Answers Abscond - CORRECT ANSWER depart secretly and hide Adversity - CORRECT ANSWER a state of misfortune or affliction Aggravate - CORRECT ANSWER make worse Arduous - CORRECT ANSWER difficult to accomplish Belie - CORRECT ANSWER to contradict, to give a false impression Bombast - CORRECT ANSWER pompous or pretentious talk or writing Bastigation - CORRECT ANSWER punishment; severe criticism or disapproval Censure - CORRECT ANSWE...

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...

Formulating a complex or unlikely explanation for an event when a simpler explanation would do - correct answer Extravagant hypothesis This error occurs when we don't acknowledge that there may be grey areas that exist, both alternatives could be true, and other possibilities - correct answer Ether or fallacy This means that the similarities between the two things being compared are not substancial enough to assume that another characteristics of one of them - correct answer False amplify...

1 FRESHMAN COLLEGE COMPOSITION CLEP EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ expository Correct Answer: nonfiction types of evidence Correct Answer: (from most to least valid) -documented facts and statistics -expert testimony -personal experience and anecdote -hypothetical illustration -analogies (the last two are not hard evidence, but offer common sense and probability to support an argument) denotation Correct Answer: dictionary definition 2 c...

Ch. 6 - Learning Alec wants to train his dog Magnus to sit on command. To achieve this goal, Alec starts by giving Magnus a strip of bacon and saying “sit” every time Magnus sits. A day later, Alec gives Magnus a strip of bacon and a pat on the head and says “sit” every time Magnus sits. Magnus seems to learn to sit on command. However, after a few days of training, Alec notices that Magnus now salivates and wags his tail whenever he hears the word “sit.” 1. Alec is using _____ ...

What two disciplines did psychology develop from? correct answer: Philosophy and physiology 3 Misconceptions of Psychology correct answer: Three misconceptions include: - Psychology is all about treating and studying mental disorders - Psychology is based on logic and intuition. -Psychologists are best at predicting individual behavior as opposed to the behavior of a larger group of individuals. What is the definition of psychology? correct answer: Psychology is the study of behavio...

PowerScore: LSAT: Logical Reasoning Bible Questions and Answers |100% Correct| 2024/2025 Latest Version What is a common flaw in reasoning known as "hasty generalization" in the LSAT context? It involves drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence. How might an argument commit the flaw of "ad hominem"? It attacks the character of the opponent instead of addressing their argument. What flaw occurs when an argument relies on an unrepresentative sample? This is...

Which of the following is a bandwagon fallacy? a. Everyone is doing it b. The sky is falling c. "That movie, "Kill, Blood, Gore" deserves the Oscar for best picture. There are other good movies, but not like that one. Others may deserve an honorable mention, but not the Oscar, because "Kill, Blood, Gore" deserves the Oscar." d. "Not only is Erick a total loser, he has a history of supporting establishment losers in failed campaigns so it is an honor to be uninvited from his ev...

APPEAL TO IGNORANCE - correct answer 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 doesn't work, so of course it works!" HASTY GENERALIZATION - correct...

INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. 1. Incandescent light bulbs eventually burn out because the high temperature of the filament causes tungsten atoms to fly off and collect on the inside of the bulb's glass. This loss of tungsten is slowed, but not prevented, by introducing argon inside the bulb's envelope. As more and more atoms are lost, the filament disintegrates. When t...