5 Written Questions

1. a type of personal-attack fallacy in which the opposing speaker is accused of having vested interests
2. the fallacy that occurs when there is an ambiguity due to faulty sentence structure
3. two statements that cannot both be true but can both be false
4. a comparison between two cases
5. two statements that cannot both be tru and cannot both be false

5 Matching Questions

1. appeal to ignorance
2. bifurcation
3. argumentative essay
4. circular argument
5. conclusion indicators

1. a the fallacy that occurs when the lack of evidence against thesis is emphasized rather than the evidence for the thesis
2. b an essay that takes a widely held conclusion particular to a subject, or conclusion particular to another writer or thinker, and agreed with, disagrees with, or somehow modifies the conclusion
3. c an argument in which the conclusion is ultimately justified with itself
4. d a word or phrase that often accompanies a conclusion. Examples include "therefore"; "thus"; "hence"; "it follows that"; 'we may infer that"; "so"; and "we may conclude that"
5. e the fallacy that is committed by assuming that a distinction is exclusive, when other alternatives exist. Also known as the "either/or fallacy," "black-and-white fallacy" and "false dilemma"

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the state of having more than one correct meaning
   1. amphiboly
   2. analogy
   3. ambiguity
   4. aphorism
2. the fallacy that occurs when a statement is ambiguous because (1) the intended tone of voice is uncertain (2) its stress is unclear (3) it is quoted out of context
   1. accent
   2. analogy
   3. cliche
   4. argument
3. the fallacy committed by assuming that what is true of parts (or members) is true of the whole (or group)
   1. assumption
   2. conclusion
   3. composition
   4. bifurcation
4. a two-premises deductive argument containing three terms (the major, the minor, and the middle terms), each term occurring two times in the argument
   1. Abusive ad hominem
   2. circumstantial ad hominem
   3. appeal to pity
   4. Aristotelian Syllogism
5. an expression that is so overused that is has become practically meaningless
   1. accent
   2. argument
   3. cliche
   4. analogy

5 True/False Questions

1. argument → the fallacy that occurs when a statement is ambiguous because (1) the intended tone of voice is uncertain (2) its stress is unclear (3) it is quoted out of context

   True        False

2. appeal to pity → the fallacy committed by seeking to persuade by arousing pity.

   True        False

3. aphorism → an adage; a short formulation of a truth or sentiment

   True        False

4. Abusive ad hominem → a type of personal-attack fallacy in which the opposing speaker is accused of having vested interests

   True        False

5. complex question → (1) the statement in an argument that is supported by the premises; (2) the statement that the arguer attempts to prove.

   True        False