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PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 3 Quiz

Question 1 Which one of the following contains a euphemism?

  “He is lazy”

  “He studies less than the average student”

  “He is motivationally challenged”

  “His GPA is 1.5”

  None of these

 

Question 2  “Studies show that I am right.” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?

  Euphemism

  Hyperbole

  Proof surrogate

  Weaseler

  No device used

 

Question 3  “You shouldn’t do that because it is wrong.” This argument commits which of the following fallacies?

  Slippery slope

  Hasty generalization

  False dichotomy

  Begging the question

  None of these

 

 

Question 4 What is an interested party?

  A person who finds the topic fascinating

  A person with a stake in the outcome

  A person who earns money from investments over time

  None of these

  All of these

 

Question 5 Chapter 8 lists several ways that the media can deliberately mislead us. Which of the following is not one of the ways mentioned in the chapter?

  Photo manipulation

  Spin

  Product placement

  Rhetorical devices

  It mentions all of these

 

 

Question 6  “This beverage will make you feel as happy as if you won the lottery!” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?

  Weaseler

  Innuendo

  Hyperbole

  Dysphemism

  No device used

 

Question 7  “You should totally ditch school and go on a road trip with me because it would be so awesome!” This reasoning commits which of the following fallacies?

  Appeal to emotion

  Hasty generalization

  Ad hominem

  Shifting the burden of proof

  None of these

 

Question 8  “This hospital has had a few cases of negative patient outcomes.” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?

  Euphemism

  Hyperbole

  Proof surrogate

  Innuendo

  No device used

 

Question 9  “He is a nerd.” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?

  Hyperbole

  Euphemism

  Proof surrogate

  Dysphemism

  No device used

 

Question 10  “Bob is a convicted felon. So what he says cannot be true.” This reasoning commits which of the following fallacies?

  Ad hominem

  Appeal to ignorance

  Fallacy ad verecundiam

  Red herring

  None of these

 

Question 11  “You are either a capitalist or a communist, which is it?” This statement commits which of the following fallacies?

  Non sequitur

  False dilemma

  Appeal to emotion

  Appeal to fear

  None of these

 

Question 12  “It’s ok to tell your kids there’s an Easter bunny. People have lied to their kids for hundreds of years.”

This argument commits which of the following fallacies?

  Relativist

  Subjectivist

  Red herring

  Appeal to tradition

  None of these

 

Question 13  “I didn’t like either pair of jeans I bought from that company. They must not make good products.” This reasoning commits which of the following fallacies?

  Appeal to fear

  Hasty generalization

  Circular reasoning

  Shifting the burden of proof

  None of these

 

Question 14  “He got a little bump on the head” (when he actually got a serious concussion). This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?

  Euphemism

  Dysphemism

  Weaseler

  Hyperbole

  No device used

 

Question 15  “Do you believe that aliens have visited the earth? I know that they have because an ‘alien’ is just someone who is here from another country, and there are plenty of those on the earth.” This reasoning commits which of the following fallacies?

  Appeal to fear

  Equivocation

  Appeal to ignorance

  Appeal to inadequate authority

  None of these

 

Question 16 According to Chapter 8, why is it called the “media”?

  Because it comes from the medieval times

  Because it was invented by Charles Goodwin Media in the 1800s

  Because it is the medium through which we learn about the outside world

  Because it should try to take a middle position (the median)

  None of these

 

Question 17 Which one of the following claims most likely does not contain hyperbole?

  “He is the worst driver this side of the Mississippi.”

  “John Adams was a Federalist”

  “He was the worst president ever”

  “This year the Steelers would probably lose to the local high school”

  None of these

 

 

 

Question 18  “Julie started carrying a rabbit’s foot, and then she won the lottery. I am going to get one too.” This reasoning commits which of the following fallacies?

  Ad hominem

  False cause

  Straw man

  Slippery slope

  None of these

 

Question 19 A fallacy is ____________.

  an argument with a false premise

  an argument with a false conclusion

  an inductively weak argument

  a common pattern of reasoning with a high likelihood of leading to a false conclusion

 

Question 20  “It is illegal, because it’s against the law.” This reasoning commits which of the following fallacies?

  Circular reasoning

  Non sequitur

  Slippery slope

  Appeal to pity

  None of these