facts or information indicating whether a belief is true

A slippery slope argument is weak because it

jumps quickly to conclusions which may not be correct

Which is an example of confirmation bias, given that Donny doesn't believe in climate change?

Donny looks for articles saying that climate change is fake.

What is a common example of a bandwagon fallacy?

If everyone else jumps off a bridge, will you?

why can using the straw man be a problem?

A new position is added but the actual argument is ignored

what does appeal to emotion mean?

to manipulate an emotional response

Circular Reasoning (logical fallacy)

supporting the claim by restating it in different terms

answers a question by an asserting something as real, true, or factual.

Which is an example of ad hominem fallacy?

"You failed the 3rd grade, so your argument is invalid."

A Hasty Generalization is a Logical Fallacy where...

Someone judges a population based on only a small group

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Evidence
myths indicating whether a belief is true
facts or information indicating whether a belief is true
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What subjects use claim, evidence and reasoning?
Science
All of the above
Social Studies
English
3
A slippery slope argument is weak because it
jumps quickly to conclusions which may not be correct
causes people to slip
makes hasty generalizations
distracts people away from the point
4
Which is an example of confirmation bias, given that Donny doesn't believe in climate change?
Donny is confident in his ideas.
Donny looks for articles saying that climate change is fake.
Donny maintains his beliefs after it is proven wrong.
Donny speaks at political rallies about it being a hoax.
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What is a common example of a bandwagon fallacy?
If we don't bail out the big automakers, the US economy will collapse.
I don't usually tell anyone I'm a writer since I've never written anything
They said we can go over for thanksgiving or get cut out of the will.
If everyone else jumps off a bridge, will you?
6
A logical fallacy is a
flaw in evidence
flaw in reasoning
flaw in questioning
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why can using the straw man be a problem?
Draws a conclusion based on a small sample size
A new position is added but the actual argument is ignored
It's based on feelings of prejudice
It is accepted because everyone else agrees
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what does appeal to emotion mean?
to manipulate an emotional response
IDK
to calm down someone's emotion
to act bad and end up in the office
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Circular Reasoning (logical fallacy)
supporting the claim by restating it in different terms
comparison using one familiar and one unfamiliar concepts
attacking character or motives instead of focusing on issue
when key term has multiple meanings in an argument
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Reasoning
Ties together the claim and the evidence
all of the above
Provides the justification for why this evidence is important to this claim
Shows how or why the data count as evidence to support the claim
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A claim is...
A one- sentence answer to the question you investigated or will investigate
answers what can you conclude
describes the relationship between the independent and dependent variable
all of the above.
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Which logical fallacy is being used in the advertisement?
Either-Or
Red Herring
Overgeneralization
Ad Hominem
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A hasty generalization usually includes the following words
Every, most, all
some, a few
none
little or tiny
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A claim is...
answers a question by an asserting something as real, true, or factual.
a claim based on knowledge of the other side of a controversial issue.
knowledge or data on which to base beliefs.
the points of support that reinforce the author's claim.
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A claim supported by evidence makes for a good
scientific argument
nucleus
inherit
allele
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Which is an example of ad hominem fallacy?
"She sells sea shells on the seashore."
"You failed the 3rd grade, so your argument is invalid."
"The plane crash was pretty bad."
"He passed away."
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A Hasty Generalization is a Logical Fallacy where...
Someone accuses someone falsely
These are not the droids you're looking for
McCarthy calls everyone a communist
Someone judges a population based on only a small group
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What Logical Fallacy is Shown?
False Analogy
Red Herring
Celebrity Appeal
Hasty Generalization

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