Ethics WEEK 3

Question 1

Examining and analysing information before accepting the truthfulness of the information

Answer 1

Critical Thinking

Question 2

Logical and rational assessment of information

Answer 2

critical thinking

Question 3

Questioning or scrutinising conclusions

Answer 3

scepticism

Question 4

Impartial and disinterested approach

Answer 4

Objective

Question 5

Judgement based on evidence and logic

Answer 5

Objective

Question 6

Considering all sides of an issue

Answer 6

Open mindedness

Question 7

Good psychological research sets out an —– to establish a conclusion

Answer 7

argument

Question 8

Argumemt not based on evidence and do not flow logically

Answer 8

Logical Fallacy

Question 9

Attacking an opposing argument in order to strengthen your own

Answer 9

Straw Man

Question 10

Authors create a decoy that they will deliberately destroy. The argument is weak and easily refuted and discredited.

Answer 10

Straw Man

Question 11

Destroying an argument does not prove your opinion, the only way to prove and opinion or argument is with evidence

Answer 11

Straw Man

Question 12

Popular and widespread argument must be true

Answer 12

Appeals to popularity

Question 13

Accepted by the majority without evidence

Answer 13

Appeals to popularity

Question 14

An argument must be true because of the authority of the person making it

Answer 14

Appeals to authority

Question 15

Because someone has made true statements in the past does not mean all proceeding statements are true based on that authority

Answer 15

appeals to authority

Question 16

Assess the information alone and disregard the source of person who said it

Answer 16

Appeals to authority

Question 17

attempts to strengthen and argument by discrediting the person of alternative arguments

Answer 17

Arguments directed to the person

Question 18

An argument is rejected because of the supposed failings of the person making it

Answer 18

Arguments directed to the person

Question 19

Descriptive methods tend to be most useful in the

Answer 19

context of discovery

Question 20

Experimental methods tend to be most useful in the

Answer 20

context of justification