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Chapter Exercises


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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 This strategy for understanding complex material reminds you that notes can help you follow a text's structure.
 
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Question 2
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What is a bandwagon logical fallacy?
 
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Question 3
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What is a non sequitur ?
 
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What is circular reasoning?
 
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What is a false analogy?
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy makes a personal attack on an opponent.
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy is also called begging the question.
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy involves drawing conclusions from too little evidence.
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy is also known as post hoc, ergo propter hoc.
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy is also known as an ad hominem argument.
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy happens when instead of supporting a claim, the writer simply restates the claim in different words.
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy often employs absolute terms such as always, never, and everyone.
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy incorporates the faulty assumption that because one event follows another, the first event caused the second.
 
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Question 14
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy is also called false dilemma.
 
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Question 15
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy involves diverting the audience's attention from the main issue by bringing up an irrelevant point.
 
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Question 16
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Open Hint for Question 16 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy occurs when a writer assumes that taking an initial action will automatically set in motion an unstoppable chain of events.
 
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Question 17
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Open Hint for Question 17 in a new window		 This type of logical fallacy involves a comparison that does not hold true or that proves misleading.
 
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Question 18
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Open Hint for Question 18 in a new window		 The ________ of a reading tells the important ideas in brief form.
 
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Question 19
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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Question 20
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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