Chapter 7 Self-Quiz

Experts and Evidence
. 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. . .

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

. When the experts disagree about a claim, we have good reason to. . .

. It's reasonable to accept the evidence provided by personal experience only if…

. If a claim conflicts with our background information, we have good reason to. . .

. Thinking that previous events can affect the probabilities in the random event at hand is known as…

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

. It's 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 reject the claims of experts.

. The opinion of experts generally carries more weight than our own—but only in their areas of expertise.

. The memories of eyewitnesses are almost always trustworthy.

. Relying on the best possible evidence when evaluating claims is known as the availability error.

. Humans are very good at estimating probabilities.

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

. Given the ordinary laws of statistics, incredible coincidences are common and must occur.

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