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Argumentation

Quiz by Irehn Resma

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  • Q1
    When do we say that an argument is successful?
    when the argument gives good reason to support or criticize a claim
    when the argument gives good reason to win over another argument
    when the argument gives reason to make others forget their own argument
    when one argument won over another argument
    30s
  • Q2
    What are the three goals of argumentation?
    identify, criticize, and question arguments
    identify, analyze, and criticize arguments
    identify, enumerate, and analyze arguments
    identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments
    30s
  • Q3
    What refers to form of reasoning that is deemed to be faulty since it may be based on an unsound argument?
    judgment
    alibi
    excuses
    fallacy
    30s
  • Q4
    What fallacy refers to an argument that suggests one is correct if they go along with the crowd?
    ad ignorantum
    post hoc
    ad populum
    ad hominem
    30s
  • Q5
    What fallacy is used when an argument is based on an unqualified generalization?
    ad ignorantum
    false analogy
    sweeping generalization
    ad populum
    30s
  • Q6
    “You do not need to listen to him; he is a loser.” What fallacy is used in the given statement?
    ad misericordiam
    poisoning the well
    bandwagon appeal
    post hoc
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following is TRUE about fallacies?
    Fallacies are logical forms of reasoning.
    Fallacies are good aspects of argumentation.
    Fallacies may be intentionally done to manipulate others
    Fallacies can support one’s claim since these are examples of sound argument.
    30s
  • Q8
    What fallacy is used in this statement? “If I had never met you, I would not know what love is.”
    contradictory premises
    hasty generalization
    hypothesis contrary to fact
    oversimplification
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of the following is a characteristic of a claim to consider it a valid argument?
    aggressive
    close to doubt
    predictable
    questionable
    30s
  • Q10
    What refers to the process of forming reasons or justifying beliefs?
    exposition
    justification
    argumentation
    debate
    30s
  • Q11
    What fallacy is also known as an appeal to pity?
    bandwagon appeal
    ad misericordiam
    contradictory premises
    poisoning the well
    30s
  • Q12
    What fallacy resorts to threat in order to have a point accepted?
    ad misericordiam
    ad ignorantum
    Argumentum Ad Baculum
    ad populum
    30s
  • Q13
    What is an argument that assumes a fundamental similarity between two things that resemble each other only in part?
    oversimplification
    false analogy
    bandwagon
    contradictory premises
    30s
  • Q14
    What fallacy is ad hominem?
    post hoc
    appeal to force
    emotional appeal
    poisoning the well
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the assumption that if one thing is allowed, it will only be the first in a downward spiral of events?
    ad baculum
    slippery slope
    ad hominem
    oversimplification
    30s

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