Chapter 4: Inductive Reasoning (Part 3)

Question 1

A/an ____________statement may be true in one
interpretation and false in another

Answer 1

amphibolous

Question 2

This fallacy HAPPENS BY misleading people by placing improper emphasis on a word, phrase or particular aspect of an issue or claim

Answer 2

Improper Accent

Question 3

This fallacy happens by misleading the people by using vague or abstract terms.

Answer 3

Vicious Abstraction

Question 4

This fallacy happens by wrongly inferring that what holds true of the individuals automatically holds true of the group made up of those individuals. Although the assumption that what is true of the parts of a while is true if the whole may apply in some cases, it does not merit our acceptance as a general claim.

Answer 4

Composition

Question 5

This fallacy consists in wrongly assuming that what is true in general is true in particular. it makes the unwarranted assumption that a characteristic of the whole is therefore a characteristic of each part.

Answer 5

Division

Question 6

A Fallacy committed when one argues that the conclusion of analogical reasoning follows despite relevant difference between entities being compared to.

Answer 6

Fallacy of FALSE ANALOGY

Question 7

____ is a series of syllogisms in which the conclusions of one syllogism supplies a premise of
the next syllogism.

Answer 7

Polysyllogism

Question 8

_____ are Syllogistic forms of arguing. Legal arguments actually follow the syllogistic reasoning.

Answer 8

Enthymemes

Question 9

two valid forms of conditional syllogisms

Answer 9

Modus Ponens and Modus Tollens

Question 10

When the minor premise affirms the antecedent, the conclusion must affirm the consequent.

Answer 10

Modus Ponens

Question 11

When the minor premise denies the consequent, the conclusion must deny the antecedent.

Answer 11

Modus Tollens

Question 12

Fallacy wherein the minor premise denies the antecedent.

Answer 12

fallacy of denying the antecedent.

Question 13

The fallacy wherein minor premise affirms the consequent

Answer 13

fallacy of affirming the consequent

Question 14

___________ is a compound statement which asserts that one member (the then clause) is true on condition that the other member (the if clause) is true.

Answer 14

Conditional Statement

Question 15

_______ is a syllogism in which the major premise is a conditional statement.

Answer 15

Conditional Syllogism