Jason was heard commenting on the decline in voter turnout in local elections. Voter turnout just gets worse and worse because fewer people are voting. Jason is guilty of
a. a slippery slope fallacy.
b. circular reasoning.
c. false cause.
d. red herring.
Ques. 2Your community is having a referendum on whether to allow a developer to build a wind farm adjacent to the city's industrial park. A neighbor tells you that she will not vote yes because one of the major backers was arrested for drunk driving last year. Your friend is guilty of what kind of logical fallacy?
a. slippery slope
b. ad hominem
c. red herring
d. circular reasoning
Ques. 3Veda is working on an assignment with Jarrod for a composition class and the assignment is to evaluate several arguments given to them by the professor. They decide on the steps to follow, and check in with a writing center consultant who says their process looks good except for one step:
a. create an argumentation map.
b. cross out weak parts of the argument.
c. add any additional arguments they can think of.
d. make a judgment.
Ques. 4You have been preparing for a debate in your speech class. Consequently, you have been researching a lot of opinions on both sides of your assigned topic. The only question you knew not to ask is:
a. Is the information presented true?
b. Does the conclusion in this argument logically follow from the reasons?
c. Does this opinion match my own thinking?
d. Are the reasons facts or opinions?
Ques. 5Solving deductive problems can be challenging but also fun and rewarding providing you stay away from one trap:
a. staying persistent.
b. having an answer key to help out.
c. thinking through several options.
d. keeping an open mind.
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