Question 1

If I told you that "80% of all people abducted by space aliens are supporting themselves as criminals," I am guilty of

Accepted Answer

A)  using contradictory premises. 
B)  knowing the unknowable. 
C)  creating a false dichotomy. 
D)  covariation ignorance. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  using contradictory premises. 
B)  knowing the unknowable. 
C)  creating a false dichotomy. 
D)  covariation ignorance. 
E)  None of the above

Question 2

The sons of former U.S. presidents are more likely than the average man to become President, and the offspring of television and movie actors are more likely than the average person to become famous. These events are likely to occur because the average person reasons using

Accepted Answer

A)  social desirability. 
B)  virtue by association. 
C)  halo effects. 
D)  appeals to snobbery. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  social desirability. 
B)  virtue by association. 
C)  halo effects. 
D)  appeals to snobbery. 
E)  None of the above

Question 3

Sometimes, one strong reason that supports a conclusion, is "good enough" to believe in the conclusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Premises that consist of the idea that certain events lie along a continuum, and affecting one event affects all events, are involved in

Accepted Answer

A)  part-whole fallacies. 
B)  circular reasoning. 
C)  slippery slope. 
D)  a straw person. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  part-whole fallacies. 
B)  circular reasoning. 
C)  slippery slope. 
D)  a straw person. 
E)  None of the above

If I told you that "80% of all people abducted by space aliens are supporting themselves as criminals," I am guilty of

The sons of former U.S. presidents are more likely than the average man to become President, and the offspring of television and movie actors are more likely than the average person to become famous. These events are likely to occur because the average person reasons using

Sometimes, one strong reason that supports a conclusion, is "good enough" to believe in the conclusion.

Premises that consist of the idea that certain events lie along a continuum, and affecting one event affects all events, are involved in

Thinking: An Introduction

Thinking Starts Here: Memory As the Mediator of Cognitive Processes

The Relationship Between Thought and Language

Reasoning: Drawing Deductively Valid Conclusions

Thinking As Hypothesis Testing

Likelihood and Uncertainty: Understanding Probabilities

Decision Making: It Is a Matter of Choice

Development of Problem Solving Skills

Creative Thinking

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Exam 5: Analyzing Arguments

If I told you that "80% of all people abducted by space aliens are supporting themselves as criminals," I am guilty of

The sons of former U.S. presidents are more likely than the average man to become President, and the offspring of television and movie actors are more likely than the average person to become famous. These events are likely to occur because the average person reasons using

Sometimes, one strong reason that supports a conclusion, is "good enough" to believe in the conclusion.

Premises that consist of the idea that certain events lie along a continuum, and affecting one event affects all events, are involved in

Thinking: An Introduction

Thinking Starts Here: Memory As the Mediator of Cognitive Processes

The Relationship Between Thought and Language

Reasoning: Drawing Deductively Valid Conclusions

Thinking As Hypothesis Testing

Likelihood and Uncertainty: Understanding Probabilities

Decision Making: It Is a Matter of Choice

Development of Problem Solving Skills

Creative Thinking

Filters