Fallacies
Inductive Reasoning
Sources
Science and Pseudoscience
General Critical Thinking
100
Mistakes in reasoning.
What is a fallacy.
100
An argument in which the premises are intended to provide support, but not conclusive evidence for the conclusion.
What is an inductive argument.
100
A list of books that provides for each book the name of the author, the title, the place of publication, the name of the publisher, and, in some cases the price of the book.
What is a Bibliography.
100
A false science.
What is a pseudoscience.
100
To discover and overcome personal prejudices and biases.
What is critical thinking.
200
A fallacy that rejects someone's argument by the person rather than by their argument.
What is a Personal Attack.
200
A statement made about all or most members of a group.
What is a generalization.
200
Human beings who supply needed information.
What is Human Sources.
200
The view that science is the only reliable way of knowing.
What is scientism.
200
Group centered thinking.
What is sociocentrism.
300
"All the really cool kids at Jefferson High School smoke cigarettes. Therefore, you should, too" is a _______ _______ fallacy. HINT: Personal Attack, Bandwagon Argument or Two wrongs make a right
What is a Bandwagon Argument
300
"Only 3% of Wexford College students are against building the new gymnasium. Johnny Z is a Wexford College student. So, Johnny Z is not against building the new gymnasium" is a ________ ________ inductive argument. HINT: closely related to inductive generalization
What is statistal argument.
300
.org suffix indicates ______ _______ URL.
What is Nonprofit Organizations
300
A group of people are exposed to low level of led poising in this type of study. HINT: non randomized prospective study, non randomized retrospective study, randomized experimental study
What is non randomized prospective study.
300
_______ is something we believe to be true without any proof or conclusive evidence.
What is an assumption.
400
Parent to teen: "If you come home late one more time your allowance will be cut" is a _____ ______ fallacy HINT: Bandwagon Argument, Appeal to Pity, Scare tactics
What is a Scare Tactic
400
A has characteristic X. B has characteristic X. A has characteristic Y. Therefore, B has charateric Y. HINT: A comparing argument.
What is an Analogy Argument.
400
_________ _________ include journals of opinion, news and gerneral-interst magazines, poplular magazines, trade publications, and sensational publications. HINT: scholarly journals, journals of opinion, nonscholarly periodicals
What is Nonscholarly Periodicals.
400
1. If H, then I. 2. Not I. 3. So, not H. HINT: a general pattern
What is a pattern of reasoning.
400
There are two forms of _______, subjectivism and cultural relativism. HINT: answer is within the question
What is relativsim.
500
The first variety of the questionable cause fallacy HINT: Mere correlation fallacy, oversimplified cause fallacy, post hoc fallacy
What is Post Hoc Fallacy
500
All inductive arguments are a matter of ______ because they are not certain. HINT: "chance"
What is probability
500
If a quotation amounts to more than four or five lines of type in your text, you should ... HINT: Type of quotation
What is Block Quotations.
500
Actively seeks out falsifying data and confronts it openly and honestly. HINT: Pseudoscience, Science, Thinking
What is science.
500
Egocentrism can manifest itself in a variety of ways. Two common forms are ________ _______ and self-serving bias. HINT: Opposite of self-serving bias.
What is self-interested thinking.
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