Question 1. "Bob is a convicted felon. So what he says cannot be true." This statement commits which of the following fallacies?

Ad hominem

Appeal to ignorance

Fallacy ad verecundiam

Red herring

d. None of these

Question 2. "Julie started carrying a rabbit's foot, and then she won the lottery." Assuming that the rabbit's foot caused Julie to win the lottery commits which of the following fallacies?

Ad hominem

False cause

Straw man

Slippery slope

None of these

Question 3. "Officer, please don't give me a ticket. I've been having a really bad day and I am depressed." This statement commits which of the following fallacies?

Begging the question

Hasty generalization

Appeal to ridicule

Appeal to pity

None of these

Question 4. "It is illegal, because it's against the law." This statement commits which of the following fallacies?

Circular reasoning

Non sequitur

Slippery slope

Appeal to pity

None of these

Question 5. "You should read this book. Everybody likes it, so it must be good." This statement commits which of the following fallacies?

Accident

Appeal to popular opinion

Appeal to inadequate authority

Argumentum ad librum

None of these

Question 6. A student asks a teacher for a 1-day extension. The teacher says if she gives a 1-day extension, then she would have to give a 2-day extension, then a 3-day extension, and eventually not have any deadlines at all. This is an example of which of the following fallacies?

Ad hominem

Appeal to fear

Appeal to popular opinion

Slippery slope

None of these

Question 7. "That 1985 Datsun has seen better days, hasn't it?" This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?

Euphemism

Dysphemism

Weaseler

Hyperbole

No device used

Question 8. 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.

Ad hominem

Appeal to popular opinion

Appeal to authority

Slippery slope

Question 9. "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?

Appeal to fear

Hasty generalization

Circular reasoning

Shifting the burden of proof

None of these

Question 10. Person 1: "Professor Smith states that the economy is likely to do well in the next few years."

Person 2: "I wouldn't listen to him; he is a terrible teacher."

In this example, Person 2 is committing which of the following fallacies?

Appeal to fear

Ad hominem

Accident

Slippery slope

None of these

Question 11. When the subject or direction or topic of the argument is changed, then we have an instance of which kind of fallacy?

Ad hominem

Appeal to popular belief or practice

Red herring

Straw man

Question 12. "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?

Hyperbole

Dysphemism

Innuendo

Weaseler

No device used

Question 13. "Why do I believe aliens exist? What's your reason for not believing they do?" This statement commits which of the following fallacies?

Wishful thinking

Fallacious appeal to authority

Straw man

Misplacing the burden of proof

None of these

Question 14. "Studies show that I am right." This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?

Weaseler

Euphemism

Proof surrogate

Paralipsis

No device used

Question 15. Which of the following contains a dysphemism?

John studies a lot.

John is a nerd.

John is very motivated.

John's GPA is higher than average.

None of these

Question 16. "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 17. "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 18. Which of the following is true about the reliability of a source?

A source is less trustworthy if it is peer-reviewed; it should be reviewed by superiors.

A source is less trustworthy if it is affiliated with a university; they are notoriously liberal.

A source is less trustworthy if it is from an interested party; it is likely to be biased.

Wikipedia is considered to be a reliable source because it can be edited by anyone.

All of these

Question 19. 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

Outright lies

Product placement

Rhetorical devices

None of these

Question 20. Which of the following is a good example of product placement?

Putting the product next to a beloved celebrity

Using an unreliable source of information in describing the product

Not listing all of its potential side effects

Making its leading competitor sound terrible

None of these