ETHC 445 - Week 3 Quiz

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Question 1.Question :

Inferring a claim based on data is deductive logic, but what happens when the inference circumvents logical reasoning?

 No one will understand you.

 A fallacy has been committed.

 One has proven to be a good logician.

 One ought to use inductive reasoning.

 The syllogism is sound.

Question 2.Question :

A car salesman says this, in order to get you to buy a new car from him:

"Buddy! You gotta buy this car. You've seen how you either need to drive one of these or take the bus!"

This type of faulty logic is an example of _____.

 emotional appeal to popularity

 the ad hominem argument

 hasty generalization fallacy

 the straw man fallacy

 appeal to emotions

Question 3.Question :

Do you have only a few select friends or a large circle of friends?

What fallacy is operating here?

 Straw man

 Appeal to fear

 Ad hominem

 False dilemma

 Questionable statistics

Question 4.Question :

All those old people are cheap.

They never give me a fair tip when I park their cars in the valet parking lot.

What kind of fallacy is operating here?

 Straw man

 Appeal to fear

 Hasty generalization

 Questionable statistics

 Slippery slope

Question 5.Question :

If a ban on issuing drivers licenses to illegal aliens is a violation of civil rights,

then a ban on issuing drivers licenses to blind people is also a violation of civil rights.

What kind of fallacy is operating here?

 Red herring

 Appeal to authority

 False analogy

 Ad hominem

 Special pleading