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Question 1 (Worth 5 points)
(02.04 MC)
Read the situation and then select the type of logical fallacy it uses.
A student meets a teacher out at the mall and walks up to say hello. He mentions that he was unhappy with his grade and then asks how the teacher's job is going. The student says he knows that there have been some budget cuts lately and that he knows some teachers who have lost their jobs. He explains that he knows this information because his mom supervises the teacher's boss.
Hasty generalization
Post hoc
False dichotomy
Fear
Points earned on this question: 0
Question 2 (Worth 5 points)
(02.04 LC)
Which type of text relies on the effectiveness of logical fallacies?
Scientific books
Procedural manuals
Advertisements
Informational texts
Points earned on this question: 0
Question 3 (Worth 5 points)
(02.04 MC)
In the passage below, the writer is considering deleting the underlined text.
Living in this town has become more and more expensive for most citizens. Property values have increased by 30% over the last few years, and that also means that property taxes have increased as well. That being said, many politicians are interested in raising taxes even further to help pay for public schools, and this is one area where our town truly needs the money; if we don't raise taxes, then we will never have better schools.
Should the writer keep or delete the underlined text?
Keep it, because it provides a counterclaim to the claim that schools need funding.
Keep it, because it provides evidence for the claim that the schools need more funding.
Delete it, because the false dichotomy creates a logical fallacy in the argument.
Delete it, because the hasty generalization creates a logical fallacy in the argument.
Points earned on this question: 0
Question 4 (Worth 5 points)
(02.04 MC)
Read the statement and then select the type of logical fallacy it uses.
All pit bull dogs are dangerous. I know because my sister had one, and she got attacked.
Post hoc
Slippery slope
False dichotomy
Hasty generalization
Points earned on this question: 5
Question 5 (Worth 5 points)
(02.04 HC)
In a letter to the editor, a concerned citizen stated, "If we do not raise the minimum driving age, the road will be full of inexperienced drivers, and none of us will be safe on the road." Which sentence addresses the same topic without creating another logical fallacy?
The majority of teenagers think their friends are good drivers even if they text while driving.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles, one in ten teen drivers is ticketed in the first year of driving.
The mayor stated that he would not let his daughter get her license until she was 18 years old.
When I was a teenager, I was pulled over for reckless driving; I know how dangerous teen drivers can be.
Points earned on this question: 0
Question 6 (Worth 5 points)
(02.04 MC)
The writer wants to edit the underlined portion of the paragraph below to eliminate a logical fallacy.
My father was diagnosed with cancer here in the United States and treated successfully; he's been in remission for ten years. However, I know a man who passed away within two years of his cancer diagnosis, and he lived in Greece, where the medical system is clearly inferior to ours. Countries with lower survival rates should be working diligently with doctors from around the world to improve their rates of survival after diagnosis.
Which version of the text best accomplishes this goal?
As it is now
where, according to statistics, the cancer survival rate is about 68% in comparison to a 79% survival rate in the United States.
where data shows that the survival rate for those diagnosed with cancer is somewhere between 63 and 68%.
where many people say the medical system lacks the level of quality and training we often find here in the United States.
Points earned on this question: 5
Question 7 (Worth 5 points)
(02.04 LC)
A logical fallacy is
an argument that focuses on logic
an instance of flawed reasoning
a speech that neglects emotion
a person who writes about logic
