I only have 1hr left help fast (pt.2) QUESTION 26
A refutation of another person's position is an argument that successfully shows the other person's position to be false. True False
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QUESTION 27
Fallacies often are rarely successful at convincing someone of what to do or to believe. True False
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QUESTION 28
Fallacies are in reasoning.
exclamations
examples
errors
enhancements

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QUESTION 29
This fallacy is also known as "Begging the Question".
Slippery Slope
False Dilemma
Circular Reasoning
Ad Hominem

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QUESTION 30
This type of inconsistency occurs when the very meaning of the words requires one of the claims to be false.
deductive
factual
logical
contradiction

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QUESTION 31
A scientific hypothesis can never be refuted.
True False
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QUESTION 32
Generalizations based on the terms "All" or "None" are easier to refute than those based on "Some" or "Most".
True False
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QUESTION 33
A is an exception to a claim in an argument.
counterexample
refutation
analytical inconsistency
presupposition

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QUESTION 34
This type of inconsistency occurs when there is inconsistency with the facts.
logical
factual
deductive
contradiction

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QUESTION 35
A about a group is a statement about the group that says some, all, or a percentage of them have some property.
generalization
presupposition
stereotype
oxymoron

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QUESTION 36
A group with a relatively insignificant amount of diversity is said to be a heterogeneous group. True False
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QUESTION 37
A faulty analogy is made when two things share some similarities, but not in important ways. True False
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QUESTION 38
To draw an analogy is to call attention to specific between two distinct subject matters.
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QUESTION 39
The of a generalization should be representative of the.
statistics; characteristics
population; sample
sample; population

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QUESTION 40
When two subjects are virtually identical in every respect except for the space they occupy, we say this is a case of a high degree of analogy.
limiting
moral
formal
negative

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QUESTION 41
A involves using a familiar and well-understood system to represent a system not as well understood.
system
flow chart
hypothesis
model

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QUESTION 42
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a sample that is representative of the population?
stratified
sequential
diverse
random

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QUESTION 43
A weak inductive argument proves that its conclusion is false. True False
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QUESTION 44
Inductive generalizations are based on evidence gathered about
a sample population.
the entire population.
commonly held values and beliefs.
biases and prejudices.

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QUESTION 45
The disanalogies between two subjects are the differences between them. True False
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QUESTION 46
As recent economics study found that as the outside temperatures increase, ice cream sales also go up as well. There is a correlation between outside temperature and ice cream sales.
positive
concurrent
reciprocal
negative

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QUESTION 47
When two items are correlated, it means one causes the other.
True False
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QUESTION 48
There are different relationships that describe how two variables are correlated. Which word below does NOT describe one of these relationships?
positively
negatively
experiementally
perfectly

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QUESTION 49
When two events occur together in high frequency, we can be tricked into assuming causation. However, sometimes the association between the two is because there is a third factor at work causing the correlation.
scientific
spurious
spacial
specific

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QUESTION 50
When there are multiple causes for an event, we call all them causes.
general
contributing
coefficient
a bunch

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QUESTION 51
The scientific method is used to help distinguish causation from correlation.
True
False