Question 1 The reason an Ad Hominem argument is a fallacy is because ____________ . There are more choices than the arguer is presenting. The arguer paraphrased the conclusion and used it as one of the premises. It attacks the person instead of what the person believes. It misrepresents what a person believes in order to knock down the opponents argument. It starts with something small and ends up predicting a catastrophe. It uses two different meanings for the same word. Its name is still written in Latin. It assumes one event is the cause of an unrelated event. 4 points Question 2 The reason a Straw Man argument is a fallacy is because There are more choices than the arguer is presenting. The arguer paraphrased the conclusion and used it as one of the premises. It attacks the person instead of what the person believes. It misrepresents what a person believes in order to knock down the opponents argument. It starts with something small and ends up predicting a catastrophe. It uses two different meanings for the same word. Its name is still written in Latin. It assumes one event is the cause of an unrelated event. 4 points Question 3 The reason a Slippery Slope argument is a fallacy is because There are more choices than the arguer is presenting. The arguer paraphrased the conclusion and used it as one of the premises. It attacks the person instead of what the person believes. It misrepresents what a person believes in order to knock down the opponents argument. It starts with something small and ends up predicting a catastrophe. It uses two different meanings for the same word. Its name is still written in Latin. It assumes one event is the cause of an unrelated event. 4 points Question 4 The reason a False Cause argument is a fallacy is because There are more choices than the arguer is presenting. The arguer paraphrased the conclusion and used it as one of the premises. It attacks the person instead of what the person believes. It misrepresents what a person believes in order to knock down the opponents argument. It starts with something small and ends up predicting a catastrophe. It uses two different meanings for the same word. Its name is still written in Latin. It assumes one event is the cause of an unrelated event. 4 points Question 5 The reason Circular Reasoning is a fallacy is because ____________ . There are more choices than the arguer is presenting. The arguer paraphrased the conclusion and used it as one of the premises. It attacks the person instead of what the person believes. It misrepresents what a person believes in order to knock down the opponents argument. It starts with something small and ends up predicting a catastrophe. It uses two different meanings for the same word. Its name is still written in Latin. It assumes one event is the cause of an unrelated event. 4 points Question 6 The reason a False Dilemma argument is a fallacy is because ____________ . There are more choices than the arguer is presenting. The arguer paraphrased the conclusion and used it as one of the premises. It attacks the person instead of what the person believes. It misrepresents what a person believes in order to knock down the opponents argument. It starts with something small and ends up predicting a catastrophe. It uses two different meanings for the same word. Its name is still written in Latin. It assumes one event is the cause of an unrelated event. 4 points Question 7 If A, then BIf B, then CIf A, then C Modus Ponens Disjunctive Syllogism Affirming the Consequences Hypothetical Syllogism 4 points Question 8 P or QNot PQ Modus Ponens Disjunctive Syllogism Affirming the Consequences Hypothetical Syllogism 4 points Question 9 If A, then BAB Modus Ponens Disjunctive Syllogism Affirming the Consequences Hypothetical Syllogism 4 points Question 10 If A, then BNot ANot B Modus Tollens Disjunctive Syllogism Denying the Consequences Hypothetical Syllogism 4 points Question 11 If A, then BNot BNot A Modus Tollens Disjunctive Syllogism Simplification Modus Morons 4 points Question 12 If A, then BBA Modus Tollens Disjunctive Syllogism Simplification Affirming the Antecedent 4 points Question 13 If A, then BIf C, then BIf A, then C Modus Tollens Disjunctive Syllogism Invalid, but no name Modus Morons 4 points Question 14 Deductive arguments generally deal with statistics, predictions, and signs. TrueFalse 4 points Question 15 Inductive arguments are based on mathematics and definitions. TrueFalse 4 points Question 16 Deductive argument forms resemble math proofs from geometry and algebra. TrueFalse 4 points Question 17 An argument in which the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises and all of the premises are true is Cogent. TrueFalse 4 points Question 18 An argument in which the conclusion is unlikely to follow from the premises is deductive but invalid. TrueFalse 4 points Question 19 A formal fallacy is an error in reasoning, such as when the grooms tuxedo is orange but everyone else in the wedding party (except the bride) is wearing black. TrueFalse 4 points Question 20 Only statements in an argument can have a truth value of either true or false. TrueFalse 4 points Question 21 Modus Morons is an always valid, deductive argument form. TrueFalse 4 points Question 22 If it is a banana, then it is yellow.If it is a banana, then it is a fruit.If it is yellow, then it is a fruit. Deductive, Valid Deductive, Invalid Inductive, Strong Inductive, Weak 4 points Question 23 Every time I go visit my sister in Atlanta, if the Braves are playing at home, they lose. So, its my fault that the Braves lose so many games. Deductive, Valid Deductive, Invalid Inductive, Strong Inductive, Weak 4 points Question 24 Students who regularly use the Writing Centers services tend to make better grades on their essays than those who do not. Antwione submits about 70% of his papers to the Writing Center.Thus, Antwione will likely make a good grade on his next paper. Deductive, Valid Deductive, Invalid Inductive, Strong Inductive, Weak 4 points Question 25 States identified as Western Pacific have one of their borders touching the Pacific Ocean. The map my daughter drew shows Arizona touching the Pacific Ocean. Since my daughter is a great artist, it must be the case that Arizona is a Western Pacific state. Deductive, Valid Deductive, Invalid Inductive, Strong Inductive, Weak 4 points Question 26 The A side of the triangle is 3 inches long. The B side of the triangle is 4 inches long. Therefore, the C side of the triangle must be 5 inches long. Deductive, Valid Deductive, Invalid Inductive, Strong Inductive, Weak 4 points Question 27 If I make 100 on this quiz, then I will pass this course.I didnt make 100 on the quiz.Therefore, I will not pass this course. Deductive, Valid Deductive, Invalid Inductive, Strong Inductive, Weak