Chapter 13 Quiz Without Consequence

Please note that this exercise is for self-study, and your instructor will not be able to see your responses.

. "The average price of a new car is $17,650, according to Time magazine." This is an incomplete citation.

. "An astounding 42,000 individuals answered a call-in survey conducted by MSNBC last week. The results showed that 77% of these callers favored legalization of marijuana. Clearly, Americans have finally realized the merits of legalization of this common drug." This claim rests on a fallacy of self-selected sample.

. A single scientific study is sufficient evidence to support a broad claim if the study is conducted properly

. "The reason the economy is struggling is poor policy decisions by the Federal Reserve" is both a single cause and a correlation as causation fallacy.

. A syllogism is composed of six key elements: claim, grounds, warrant, backing, rebuttal, and qualifier

. "According to Francine Freederhouser, director of research at Plantonometrics, a manufacturer of computer chips, climate change will cost $3 trillion worldwide to combat" is a weak use of a source because the source is

. Television news stations report a disturbing instance of a home invasion in your city. You feel more uneasy about your own safety after the report, even though the report added that violent crime has dropped substantially in the last 5 years. This is

. The company that makes Cheerios, General Mills, claims that eating this cereal regularly can substantially reduce cholesterol levels. Thus, eating Cheerios has a health advantage. This claim suffers from

. "Whenever Mary Lou wears her crystal necklace, she stays healthy. When she forgets to wear it, she gets sick. Clearly, crystals do protect us from illness." This is

. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is a credible source because the CDC is

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