Chapter 5 Practice Quiz

. In committing the genetic fallacy, one fallaciously disputes a claim because ________

. Suppose there is a dispute over whether qi really exists. A defender argues that it must exist because it has been an accepted part of Chinese culture for thousands of years. This defense constitutes ________

. When a speaker claims that a view must be true because it has not been disproven, ________

. A premise begs the question when it ________

. The fallacy that argues that taking a particular step will inevitably lead to a further undesirable step, or steps, is called the ________

. ________ is another name for the fallacy known as "appeal to the person."

. The fallacy of using a word in two different senses within one argument is called ________

. The fallacy of accepting or rejecting a claim solely on the basis of what groups of people generally do is specifically called ________

. The weight of evidence or argument required by one side in a debate or disagreement is called ________

. "You must vote for either the Liberal, or for the Conservative candidate." This passage is an example of the fallacy known as ________

. Consider the assumption that a basketball team drawn from the superstars of that league would necessarily form the best team in the league. This is an example of the fallacy of division.

. Anytime one doubts a claim by pointing out a defect in the person advancing the claim, he or she commits the fallacy of appeal to the person.

. There are circumstances in which it is reasonable to reject a claim solely on the basis of a lack of evidence in its favour.

. The fallacy of equivocation occurs when a claim in an argument is extremely vague.

. Arguments that beg the question are fallacious because the premises are irrelevant to the truth of the conclusion.

. Fallacies can be divided into two broad categories: those that have irrelevant premises and those that have unacceptable premises.

. Hypocrites' arguments are always and invariably fallacious.

. Tu quoque is a type of ad hominem fallacy.

. Straw man is a type of red herring fallacy.

. Faulty analogy is another name for false dilemma.

. Fallacies can be psychologically persuasive even though they are ________

. The fallacy of appeal to the person is rejecting a claim by ________

. Whether someone is hypocritical regarding her claims is ________

. A slippery-slope pattern of argument is fallacious when ________

. A hasty generalization is a fallacy of ________

. Claims that come out of a "poisoned well" can be automatically dismissed.

. Arguing that a claim must be true merely because a substantial number of people believe it is called the fallacy of ________

. Arguing that a lack of evidence proves something is the fallacy of ________

. The use of emotions as premises in an argument is called ________

. The deliberate raising of an irrelevant issue during an argument is known as the fallacy of ________

. The distorting, weakening, or oversimplifying of someone's position so it can be more easily attacked or refuted is the fallacy of ________

. If a scientific claim has not been refuted, it should be regarded as true.

. "Only man is rational; No woman is a man; Therefore, no woman is rational." This argument is an example of appeal to the person.

. The fallacy of false dilemma is asserting that there are only two alternatives to consider when there are actually more than two.

. We are guilty of hasty generalization when we argue without good reasons that taking a particular step will inevitably lead to a further, undesirable step.

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