If I don’t get Lady Lala tickets, I am going kill myself

If I don’t get Lady Lala tickets, I am going kill myself

Question # 00115425 Posted By: solutionshere Updated on: 10/09/2015 08:38 PM Due on: 11/08/2015
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Question 1.1.“If I don’t get Lady Lala tickets, I am going kill myself.” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices? (Points : 1)
Dysphemism
Proof surrogate
Weaseler
Hyperbole
No device used

Question 2.2.“Watch out for that badger! They have really sharp teeth and nasty dispositions.” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices? (Points : 1)
Hyperbole
Euphemism
Proof surrogate
Godwin’s Law
No device used

Question 3.3.A fallacy is a form of reasoning that __________. (Points : 1)
is a weak inductive argument
makes a mistake in deriving a conclusion
has a false conclusion
is a sound inductive argument
none of these

Question 4.4.“She is opposed to capital punishment. She must think that murder should be allowed.” This statement commits which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Accident
Straw man
False dilemma
False cause
None of these

Question 5.5.“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 statement commits which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Appeal to fear
Equivocation
Appeal to ignorance
Appeal to inadequate authority
None of these

Question 6.6.Which of the following sources of information is least likely to be distorted by someone with an interest in manipulation? (Points : 1)
A newspaper report of a sports result
A politician’s campaign speech
A TV advertisement for a product
An attorney’s closing argument for his or her client
None of these

Question 7.7.“It is illegal, because it’s against the law.” This statement commits which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Circular reasoning
Non sequitur
Slippery slope
Appeal to pity
None of these

Question 8.8.“Either you will wear sunblock or get skin cancer when you get older.” This statement commits which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Straw man
Red herring
Appeal to ridicule
False dilemma
None of these

Question 9.9.“You should read this book. Everybody likes it, so it must be good.” This statement commits which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Accident
Appeal to popular opinion
Appeal to inadequate authority
Argumentum ad librum
None of these

Question 10.10.If you are shown that your argument commits a fallacy, you should __________. (Points : 1)
run screaming from the room
attack the person who has identified the fallacy
add another fallacy
revise the argument
All of these

Question 11.11.“I’m not saying Jeff is a bad guy, I’m just saying I wouldn’t let my daughter within 100 feet of him.” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices? (Points : 1)
Hyperbole
Dysphemism
Innuendo
Weaseler
No device used

Question 12.12.Person 1: “You shouldn’t lie to your kids about the existence of Santa. It will create distrust between you and them.”
Person 2: “People have lied to their kids about Santa for hundreds of years.”

Person 2 commits which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Relativist
Subjectivist
Red herring
Appeal to tradition
None of these

Question 13.13.“That 1985 Datsun has seen better days, hasn’t it?” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices? (Points : 1)
Euphemism
Dysphemism
Weaseler
Hyperbole
No device used

Question 14.14.“I bought a pair of shoes from that store, and they immediately fell apart. That store’s shoes are no good.” This statement commits which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Appeal to ignorance
Hasty generalization
Ad hominem
Begging the question
None of these

Question 15.15.Informal fallacies relate to errors in __________. (Points : 1)
the form of the argument
the structure of the argument
the content of the argument
None of these

Question 16.16.“Both times I went to that park there were shady characters sitting around in the park. I don’t trust anyone in that park.” This statement commits which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Appeal to fear
Hasty generalization
Circular reasoning
Shifting the burden of proof
None of these

Question 17.17.According to Chapter 8, which of the following is not one of ways in which messages are manipulated? (Points : 1)
The language used contains bias.
The relevant context is not provided.
Certain facts are omitted.
Weasel words are used.
None of these

Question 18.18.“But officer, I don’t know why you pulled me over. Everyone thinks it’s fine to speed on this road.” This is an example of which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Equivocation
Accident
Appeal to popular opinion
Straw man
None of these

Question 19.19.“Capital punishment is wrong because we shouldn’t kill people even if they are criminals.” This statement commits which of the following fallacies? (Points : 1)
Appeal to fear
Begging the question
Ad hominem
Shifting the burden of proof
None of these

Question 20.20.In the ______________ fallacy, the flawed reasoning lies in accepting that because most people believe that X is the case, then it must be true that X is the case. (Points : 1)

Ad hominem
Appeal to popular opinion
Appeal to authority
Slippery slope
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