Which of these syllogisms is an example of
the fallacy affirmation of the consequent?
"If our hypothesis is correct, we will be famous..."
Our
hypothesis is correct! Therefore, we will be famous
We
are famous! Threfore, our hypothesis must have been correct.
We
are famous! Therefore, our hypothesis must have been wrong.
Our
hypothesis is wront! Therefore, we will not be famous.
Which of these is the fallacy of denial of
the antecedent?
"If our hypothesis is correct, we will be famous..."
Our
hypothesis is correct! Therefore, we will be famous.
We
are famous! Therefore, our hypothesis must have been correct.
We
are not famous! Therefore, our hypothesis must have been wrong.
Our
hypothesis is wrong! Therefore, we will not be famous.
Which of these is a sweeping generalization?
Men
are taller than women, so Helen is taller than John.
John
is taller than Helen, so men are taller than women.
Men
are taller than women, so John is taller than Helen.
Helen
is taller than John, so men are taller than women.
Which of these is NOT an example of hasty
generalization?
The
statistics of small numbers
Anecdotal
evidence
Observational
selection
The
genetic fallacy
"We can give him electroshock or let him
rot in an institution. Which will it be?" This is an example of which
fallacy?
Begging
the question
Bifurcation
False
cause
Missing
the point
"Electroshock is an unethical therapy
because it involves sending hundreds of volts of electricity through a
person's brain!" Which fallacy is this?
Begging
the question
Bifurcation
False
cause
Missing
the point
"I don't know how you could consider
electroshock unethical when it provides psychiatrists with one more
alternative to drugs!" This fallacy is called...
...begging
the question.
...bifurcation.
...false
cause.
...missing
the point.
"Careful reasoning went into our theory;
theirs is nothing more than arm-chair philosophizing!" What fallacy is
this?
Personal
attack
Appeal
to the masses
Appeal
to pity
Special
pleading
"Freud's recommendation of cocaine to a
number of his patients obviously negates the value of his theory!" What
is this fallacy called?
Personal
attack
Appeal
to the masses
Appeal
to pity
Special
pleading
"Perhaps we will never have the scientific
answers to these questions, so we will just have to rely on faith!"
This is the fallacy of...
...appeal
to authority.
...appeal
to nature.
...the
slippery slope.
...appeal
to ignorance.
"All the great thinkers hold these truths
to be self-evident. Who are you to deny them?" This is which fallacy?
Appeal
to authority
Appeal
to nature
The
slippery slope
Appeal
to ignorance
"If you force the insurance industry to
fund therapy for depressed people, surely we will wind up funding
everyone with the blues and wreck the entire economy!" Which fallacy is
this?