What type of example is it when one person's action generalizes a group's actions
Individual examples
100
What is an inference that appears to be sound but that, on inspection, contains a significant flaw?
A fallacy
100
How many floors does Polk library have?
4 (including the basement)
200
What are two things an example must be?
Typical and not usual
200
What type of example is it when a person reasons after hearing one very detailed description?
extended examples
200
What is ambiguity?
Open-endedness, clear, not misleading.
200
How many pools does UW Oshkosh have?
2
300
What is one of two things an inference cannot have?
Bias or distortion
300
What example of reasoning is when a conclusion is made after several quick facts?
Brief example.
300
What is it called when one assumes that what is true of the part is automatically true of the whole?
Fallacy of Composition
300
Name all of the dorms at UW Oshkosh
Breese, Nelson, Clemans, North Scott, South Scott, Taylor, Webster, Donner, Stewart, Gruenhagen, Fletcher, and Evans
400
what can't inferences be guaranteed as
mathematical proof
400
What type of example is... 2 people I know have received large fines in parking tickets from Marshal. Therefore we can infer that Marshal parking enforcement is a corrupt money making scheme?
Individual Example.
400
What is it called when one assumes that what is true of the whole is automatically true of the part?
Fallacy of division
400
Approximately how many students attend UW Oshkosh?
11,500ish
500
What is the difference between example as a reasoning pattern and example as a type of supporting material?
reasoning pattern is the only one you would use throughout a speech
500
What type of example is... Because 50% of students in a national survey report having seen someone cheat we can infer that it is a widespread problem at our university?
Aggregate example.
500
Name two of the four tests for inference from example.
1. Are there enough examples?
2. Do the examples represent the whole category?
3. Are the examples ambiguous?
4. Are the examples fallacious?