Chapter Exercises

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This strategy for understanding complex material reminds you that notes can help you follow a text's structure.

Close reading.Active reading.Annotating.Rereading

What is a bandwagon logical fallacy?

when the data you gather is actually outdated informationa mistake in reasoning that occurs when people believe that there is a cause and effect relationship when no such relationship existswhen the conclusion doesn't follow logically from the premisesan argument that claims to be sound because many people believe it is true

What is a non sequitur ?

a line of reasoning in which the conclusion is not a logical result of the premises divide and conquerpost hoc, ergo propter hocseveral people divide the work on one project

What is circular reasoning?

doubtful causeusing too few examples to support your claimtries to offer proof by simply using another version of the argument itself.a fleeting or ephemeral referent

What is a false analogy?

an unproven assumption that if objects are similar in some ways, they are similar in other ways a conclusion reached with too few examplesundermining the person who is making an argumentbegging the question

This type of logical fallacy makes a personal attack on an opponent.

Hasty generalizationArgument to the personFalse cause argumentCircular reasoning

This type of logical fallacy is also called begging the question.

Hasty generalizationArgument to the personFalse cause argumentCircular reasoning

This type of logical fallacy involves drawing conclusions from too little evidence.

Hasty generalizationArgument to the personFalse cause argumentCircular reasoning

This type of logical fallacy is also known as post hoc, ergo propter hoc.

Hasty generalizationArgument to the personFalse cause argumentCircular reasoning

This type of logical fallacy is also known as an ad hominem argument.

Hasty generalizationCircular reasoningArgument to the personFalse cause argument

This type of logical fallacy happens when instead of supporting a claim, the writer simply restates the claim in different words.

Circular reasoningArgument to the personFalse cause argumentHasty generalization

This type of logical fallacy often employs absolute terms such as always, never, and everyone.

Circular reasoningFalse cause argumentHasty generalizationArgument to the person

This type of logical fallacy incorporates the faulty assumption that because one event follows another, the first event caused the second.

Circular reasoningFalse cause argumentHasty generalizationArgument to the person

This type of logical fallacy is also called false dilemma.

False analogySlippery slopeRed herringEither/or

This type of logical fallacy involves diverting the audience's attention from the main issue by bringing up an irrelevant point.

False analogySlippery slopeRed herringEither/or

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.

False analogySlippery slopeRed herringEither/or

This type of logical fallacy involves a comparison that does not hold true or that proves misleading.

False analogySlippery slopeRed herringEither/or

The ________ of a reading tells the important ideas in brief form.

prereadingmain idea titlesummary

What is critical thinking?

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

What does it mean to synthesize?

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

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