Final Exam

Question 1

What is a loaded question?

Answer 1

the question form of an innuendo

Question 2

What is the RT ridicule/sarcasm?

Answer 2

persuading using by using vigorous/undermining humor instead of arguments to seem to be winning a debate or argument

Question 3

what is this an example of: “it’s amazing you can formulate sentences with your head so far up your ass”

Answer 3

ridicule/ sarcasm

Question 4

what is this an example of: “exactly when were you driving across the bridge did you fall asleep”

Answer 4

loaded question

Question 5

what is hyperbole?

Answer 5

attempting to persuade using excessive exaggeration

Question 6

T/f language that sounds hyperbolic maybe factually accurate

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T/f misusing the term literally is a common hyperbole word

Answer 7

true

Question 8

what is this an example of: “ I attended Mr.Jone’s lecture and I don’t think anyone in the history of the world has ever had that much time wasted”

Answer 8

hyperbole

Question 9

what is this an example of: “Kanye west is literally as bad as Hitler”

Answer 9

hyperbole

Question 10

what is a proof surrogate?

Answer 10

attempting to persuade by noticing that there is proof of/evidence/data/support for a claim out there but not actually supplying it

Question 11

what is this an example of: “studies show that 9 out 10 dentists approve of this toothpaste”

Answer 11

proof surrogate

Question 12

what is this an example of: “evidence suggests that Colgate is the #1 toothpaste brand in America”

Answer 12

proof surrogate

Question 13

what is the rt of repetition?

Answer 13

attempting to persuade by repeating a claim over and over to get people to believe it is true

Question 14

what is this an example of: Obama promoting Obama care and saying “you can keep your doctor” multiple times

Answer 14

repetition

Question 15

t/f repetition is one of the most cheapest and bankrupt RT

Answer 15

true

Question 16

what is the always-taught-it fallacy

Answer 16

arguing that a conclusion is true based only on the fact that be was taught it growing up

Question 17

what is this an example of: “i was always taught that Santa Claus was real growing up therefore he is”

Answer 17

always taught it fallacy

Question 18

what is this an example of: Christianity is the only true religion because it was taught it was

Answer 18

always taught it fallacy

Question 19

t/f just because you were taught something doesn’t mean its true

Answer 19

true

Question 20

what is the ad hominem fallacy

Answer 20

arguing that a person’s claim/belief/argument/position is refuted or dismissed because that person has a specific feature

Question 21

t/f facts about a person can make up skeptical of their claim but cannot refute it

Answer 21

true

Question 22

t/f to defeat an argument you must talk about the argument not the person making it

Answer 22

true

Question 23

what is this an example of: you don’t know what you’re talking about because you haven’t even had a full college education”

Answer 23

ad hominem

Question 24

what are the 3 types of ad hominem fallacy

Answer 24

1. personal attack AH
2. inconsistency AH
3. Circumstantial AH

Question 25

what is the personal attack AH

Answer 25

pointing out a negative feature about a person in an insulting way

Question 26

what is this an example of: "he's an idiot we cannot listen to him"

Answer 26

personal attack

Question 27

what is the inconsistency AH

Answer 27

points out that the speaker is contradicting something that they had said earlier/in the past

Question 28

what is this an example of: a smoker stating that smoking isn't bad or a big deal then later advocates why it's bad. then someone says "you were a smoker and said it wasn't a big why should we listen to you"

Answer 28

inconsistency

Question 29

t/f just because someone goes against something they said in the past does not mean what they're currently saying is false

Answer 29

true

Question 30

what is the circumstantial AH

Answer 30

points to apparently compromising circumstances/ facts about a person (like their job, agenda, race, gender, age, or political views) to try to refute their argument

Question 31

what is this an example of: priest arguing why abortion is unethical and someone responds "you're a priest you have to believe that" or "you're just a man you know nothing about a woman's reproductive system"

Answer 31

circumstantial ah

Question 32

what is the false dilemma fallacy?

Answer 32

arguing that there are only 2 options available in a situation and one of the options is clearly inferior and concluding that the remaining option should be chosen

Question 33

what is this an example of: you can go to grad school or be unemployed forever

Answer 33

false dilemma

Question 34

t/f false dilemma is only a fallacy when there are in fact more than 2 options

Answer 34

true

Question 35

t/f if there are only 2 options available (such as a life or death situation) then it is a real dilemma

Answer 35

true

Question 36

what is the strawman fallacy?

Answer 36

trying to gain an advantage in a debate or disagreement by rephrasing someone else's position to try to make it seem as ridiculous as possible and then arguing against the ridiculous version, and saying you "won" the argument

Question 37

what is this an example of: "I think we should make it harder to buy guns. doing this will probably reduce the number of mass shootings and death" "So let me get this straight. what you're saying is you want everyone to be defenseless against criminals"

Answer 37

strawman

Question 38

t/f if someone accurately captures another position it does not count as a strawman. ex. gun control "so what you're saying is you want to dismiss our rights just to stop people from obtaining guns" "yes that's exactly what I'm saying"

Answer 38

true

Question 39

What is the slippery slope fallacy?

Answer 39

arguing that someone shouldn't do or believe something because this will lead to an unstoppable chain of increasingly bad things. To avoid this you shouldn't start down that path at all

Question 40

what is this an example of: if you legalize same-sex marriage, people will start marrying family members, then their pet, then their favorite food. We can't go down this path

Answer 40

slippery slope

Question 41

t/f slippery slope is only a fallacy where there is little to no evidence to support the claim

Answer 41

true

Question 42

is this an example of a slippery slope? if you try drugs, you're likely to get addicted, then you may want to experiment with other drugs

Answer 42

no, it gives valid reasoning to the chain

Question 43

what is an appeal to pity?

Answer 43

attempting to persuade by stirring up emotions of compassion and sympathy in concern of a conclusion

Question 44

what is the scare tactic?

Answer 44

attempting to persuade by stirring up feelings of fear, insecurity, and vulnerability in support of a conclusion

Question 45

t/f it is possible to give a good argument that scares you, but it is not a scare tactic. such as giving a speech on how the world is in danger due to global warming

Answer 45

true