ENG QUIZ DECEPTIVE APPEALS

Question 1

This occur when someone makes a broad statement about an entire group, category, or situation based on insufficient evidence or a single example.

Answer 1

Sweeping Generalization

Question 2

This is applying a general rule to a specific situation (w/out evidence)

Answer 2

Sweeping Generalizations

Question 3

e.g. A definition of Filipina in one country is maid.

Answer 3

Sweeping Generalizations

Question 4

This is applying a specific rule to a general situation (w/out evidence)

Answer 4

Hasty Generalizations

Question 5

This is when a sampling is invalid and uses data as a basis or argument in defending a claim.

Answer 5

Incorrect/Biased Sampling

Question 6

Occurs when data or evidence is gathered from a subset of a population or a situation in a way that does not accurately represent the whole.

Answer 6

Incorrect/Biased Sampling

Question 7

A barangay is surveyed on what they think about federalism, and from that barangay, the majority of the people wanted federalism.

Answer 7

Incorrect/Biased Sampling

Question 8

This is when a statement assails the character of the person instead of logical reasoning.

Answer 8

Argumentum ad Hominem

Question 9

She is poor. She does not know about the political issues.

Answer 9

Argumentum ad Hominem

Question 10

This is when a complex issue is only presented with two options, neglecting the other possibilities.

Answer 10

Either or Fallacy

Question 11

Politicians are either corrupt or immoral.

Answer 11

Either or Fallacy

Question 12

This is when two things are compared but do not necessarily resemble the idea of each other

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False Analogy

Question 13

e.g. You failed the test just like you failed in your relationship

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False Analogy

Question 14

Is when a conclusion is reached using evidence that is quite insignificant.

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Oversimplification

Question 15

Suggests a solution (addressing the problem) to a predicament wherein the connection of the two is quite far-fetched in nature.

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Oversimplification

Question 16

E.g. Milk can increase one’s physical capacity. Malnourished children prefer junk foods over milk. Therefore, to solve malnourishment, we must feed children more milk.

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Oversimplification

Question 17

For example: “All we need to solve the unemployment problem is to create more jobs.”

Answer 17

Oversimplification

Question 18

When a conclusion is made, yet the premise or claim is irrelevant or not connected at all to that of the conclusion.

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Non-sequitur

Question 19

is Latin for “not in sequence” because the conclusion is a derailment from the topic at hand

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Non-sequitur

Question 20

The conclusion is vaguely supported by the statements in the text.

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Non-sequitur

Question 21

e.g.The students prefer writing on board. The writing boards are made of glass. Therefore, it would be a great idea to make notebooks out of glass.

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Non-sequitur

Question 22

For example: “All humans need water to survive.” “Therefore, bicycles must be a mode of transportation.”

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Non-sequitur

Question 23

This fallacy is committed when a certain event happens and subsequently, another event happens, it is assumed that the previous event caused the latter event. because of the chronological order of the events.

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Post Hoc Ergo Preptor Hoc

Question 24

E.g. I dropped my empty wallet on the ground. A thunder occurred shortly after. Therefore, the dropping of an empty wallet caused a thunderstorm.

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Post Hoc Ergo Preptor Hoc

Question 25

Is a Latin phrase that translates to "After this, therefore because of this."

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Post Hoc Ergo Preptor Hoc

Question 26

For example: Suppose a student believes that they performed well on their last two exams because they wore their lucky socks.

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Post Hoc Ergo Preptor Hoc

Question 27

When an exaggeration of aftermath, consequences, or sequence of events may happen after a certain action.

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Slippery Slope

Question 28

The sequence of events following said action, is usually OVER-DRAMTIC and tends to Decline in probability

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Slippery Slope

Question 29

E.g. I won’t let my boyfriend go out drinking because he might get too drunk. He will meet a girl prettier than me. That girl will take him to a shady hotel. Yada yada yada. Therefore, I should not let my boyfriend go out.

Answer 29

Slippery Slope

Question 30

This Is done when taking revenge and using what has been done to the injured or hurt person to do the same to the perpetrator.

Answer 30

Two Wrongs Make a Right

Question 31

Oftentimes, the retaliation is done in the same manner as the injury. Think of it as “An eye for an eye”

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Two Wrongs Make a Right

Question 32

E.g. Mark threw a stone at me. Therefore, I should also throw a stone at him.

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Two Wrongs Make a Right

Question 33

E.g. I just realized that my Prada bag was actually a fenced. If that is the case, next time, I’m going to pay the seller with counterfeit bills.

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Two Wrongs Make a Right

Question 34

Is when the evidence used in proving the causality of an event is false

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False Cause

Question 35

E.g. A hummingbird rapidly propels wind with its wings. Storms are made of rapid winds. Therefore, a butterfly’s wingbeat can cause a storm.

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False Cause

Question 36

Is committed by claiming a statement is true because a large population agrees it is true even if the claim is flawed.

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Argumentum ad Populum

Question 37

Another way to think about this is through the “bandwagon” appeal in which people do something or believe in something because everyone else is doing it.

Answer 37

Argumentum ad Populum

Question 38

This is Latin for “appeal to people” or “argument based on population.”

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Argumentum ad Populum

Question 39

E.g I like Pepsi because all my friends like it too.

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Argumentum ad Populum

Question 40

The “pity play.

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Argumentum ad Misercordiam

Question 41

A person appeals through emotions, pity, misery, and sympathy, rather than through facts and solid arguments.

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Argumentum ad Misercordiam

Question 42

This is Latin for “argument through misery” or “appeal through misery”

Answer 42

Argumentum ad Misercordiam

Question 43

E.g. “Professor, I deserve an A. Even if I failed all my tests, I deserve an A because I’ve been staying up late every night and I haven’t eaten yet.”

Answer 43

Argumentum ad Misercordiam

Question 44

This is usually seen being used in the American Judiciary.

Answer 44

Argumentum ad Misercordiam

Question 45

How many Argumentim ad's are there? and what are those?

Answer 45

-Argumentum ad Hominem -Argumentum ad Populum -Argumentum ad Misericordiam

Question 46

Is a Latin phrase that translates to "argument against the person" or "argument to the man."

Answer 46

Argumentum ad Hominem