Chapter 3.4- True or False

Question 1

Arguments that commit the fallacy of begging the question are normally valid.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The effect of begging the question is to hide the fact that a premise may not be true.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The correct way of responding to a complex question is to divide the question into its component questions and answer each seperately.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

False dichotomy always involves an “either… or…” statement, at least implicitly.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The fallacy of equivocation arises from a syntactical defect in a statement.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The fallacy of amphiboly usually involves the ambiguous use of a single word.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Amphiboly usually arises from the arguer’s misinterpreting a statement made by someone else.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The fallacy of composition always proceeds from whole to parts.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The fallacy of division always proceeds from parts to whole.

Answer 9

False