Chapter 04 Level 1 Quiz

Reasons for Belief and Doubt
. If a claim conflicts with other claims we have good reason to accept, we have good grounds for ________.

. When a claim is not quite dubious enough to dismiss outright yet not worthy of complete acceptance, we should ________.

. Experts are more likely to be right because they have access to more information on the subject than we do and because ________.

. We fall into a fallacious appeal to authority by ________.

. Personal experience, though generally reliable, is ________.

. Our perception and memory are constructive, which means that what we perceive and remember is to some degree ________.

. The probability of any particular event occurring may be extremely low, but that same event, given enough opportunities to occur, may be ________.

. A news report that conflicts with other reports you believe are reliable or with facts you already know is ________.

. We generally have good reason to ________.

. The gambler's fallacy is thinking that previous events can affect the probabilities of the random event at hand.

. The only available remedy for our tendency to resist contrary evidence is our commitment to critically examine our favorite claims.

. It is not reasonable to accept a claim if there is good reason to doubt it.

. If a claim conflicts with our background information, we should reject the claim.

. Because we can never be knowledgeable in every field, we should not automatically reject the claims of experts.

. Expectation can cause us to misperceive.

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