Post hoc ergo propter hoc Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WGU - D265 - Critical Thinking - Reason and Evidence Latest Update (2022/2023) Already Passed PROPOSITIONS Are statements that can be true or false NON-PROPOSITONS Are sentences that are not statements about matters of fact or fiction. They do not make a claim that can be true or false. SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false on their own. (Example: Har...

1. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “If you believe in global warming you just believe everything you are told and don’t think for yourself.” 2. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “I don’t wear my seatbelt while driving anymore because I have three friends that all got in accidents while they were wearing their seatbelts.” 3. Question: Select the fallacy that best describes the following statement: “T...

ECON EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023-24 Which of the following is NOT a producer? - ANSWER-An unemployed college student Which of the following is an ethereal added utility to a consumer? - ANSWER-The smell of espresso What is the primary difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics? - ANSWER-Microeconomics looks at scarcity for companies, while macroeconomics looks at it for entire economies. In economics, scarcity means that: - ANSWER-There is a finite amount of resources. ...

D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) Questions and Answers 2023. D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) 1. Please enter your first and last name and today's date: * Red Herring Ad Hominem Appeal to Unqualified Authority Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc 2. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of relevance?" Straw Figure Texas Sharpshooter Hasty Generalization Appeal to Ignorance 3. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of weak induction?" 4. Which are t...

PHI-105 Fallacy StTerm Definition Example Appeal to Ignorance An appeal to ignorance uses lack of evidence (for or against) as the basis of the argument. For example, if something can’t be disproven, it must be true! You have a family member who has a terminal disease. You hear of a possible new cure being offered in another country. You contact the group promoting this cure and ask if it works. They say, "No one has ever shown that it doesn't work, so of course it works!" Has...

D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) Questions and Answers 2023.D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) 1. Please enter your first and last name and today's date: * Red Herring Ad Hominem Appeal to Unqualified Authority Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc 2. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of relevance?" Straw Figure Texas Sharpshooter Hasty Generalization Appeal to Ignorance 3. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of weak induction?" 4. Which are the...

Fallacies quiz (correct answer is highlighted) Directions: Please read the example and choose the fallacy that best describes the type of fallacious reasoning used. 1. “There are two types of students- the student that works really hard and does well and the student that does nothing and fails.” a. Either/Or Fallacy b. Slippery Slope c. Extravagant Hypothesis d. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc 2. Robert made his first purchase on ebay and the package did not arrive on time. Robert says h...

• “There are two types of students- the student that works really hard and does well andthe student that does nothing and fails.” • Either/Or Fallacy • Slippery Slope • Extravagant Hypothesis • Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc • Robert made his first purchase on ebay and the package did not arrive on time. Robertsays he will not purchase another product on ebay because they never arrive on time. • Appeal to Ignorance • Appeal to Tradition • The Fallacy of Compositiond. ...

D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) Questions and Answers 2023. D265 Section 4 (Fallacies) 1. Please enter your first and last name and today's date: * Red Herring Ad Hominem Appeal to Unqualified Authority Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc 2. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of relevance?" Straw Figure Texas Sharpshooter Hasty Generalization Appeal to Ignorance 3. Which of the following fallacies is NOT an example of "fallacies of weak induction?" 4. Which are t...

WGU D265 Section 4: Critical Thinking Rated A+ Fallacies of Relevance Arguments that are really distractions from the main point Types of Fallacies of Relevance - Ad Hominem - Appeal of Consquences - Genetic Fallacy - Equivocation - Ad Populum - Irrelevant Appeals ad hominem attack An attack on a person rather than his or her argument Genetic Fallacy Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it. Irrelevant Appeals attempt to sway the listener with informat...