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Strawman - Answer- Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack. Example: After will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying he is surprised that Will hates our country so much and wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending. false cause - Answer- You presumed that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other. Many people confuse correlation (things happening ...

ACP English Final Review Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Ethos - ANSWERSan appeal to ethics Pathos - ANSWERSan appeal to emotion Logos - ANSWERSan appeal to logic Strawman Fallacy - ANSWERSwhen a speaker/writer chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea Ad Hominem - ANSWERSlatin for "against the man"; refers to the specific diversionary tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other s...

5 Ways of Knowing - Empiricism, authority, intuition, rationalism, tenacity Confirmation bias - Only listening to things that back up your claim/belief Belief perserverance - Sticking to your original beliefs even after hearing new and possibly more accurate information Scientific method - Pose a question, develop procedures, plan for and then make empirical observations, rationally interpret the empirical observations, use interpretations to predict Attributes of scientific thinking - Det...

PLS2601 Critical Reasoning 50 Marks Duration 3 Hours This paper consists of 8 pages. Instructions: 1) This is a “take home” examination. You have 3 hours to complete it. 2) Complete all the questions that follow. 3) Ensure that you follow the individual instructions given for each question. 4) Number your answers correctly. 5) Provide both in-text and bibliographic references in your answer where you have used them. 6) You are reminded that an Honesty Declaration should...

HSRT test prep Exam with correct solutions Assumption Inference Definitely true Probably true. Insufficient data to say whether it is true or false Probably false. Definitely false. Interpretations Deductions Evaluations. What is a logical fallacy? Strawman Slippery slope

synthesis - the act of combining ideas from different sources to create, express, or support a new idea argument - a set of statements, each supporting the other, that presents a position or viewpoint claim - a position taken on an arguable viewpoint counterclaim - an opposing viewpoint concession - an admission in an argument that the opposing side has valid points refutation - the reasoning used to disprove an opposing point voice - a writer's (or speaker's) distinctive use of languag...

HSRT Test Prep Latest Update with Verified Solutions Assumption a claim that is accepted as the truth without sufficient evidence Inference When someone is making an inference, they are coming to a conclusion which is based on evidence, which in turn brings the individual to their conclusion. The conclusion however isn't explicit, but rather implied from the evidence. Inferences are different to assumptions because they are based on some evidence. However, inferences aren't always ...

WGU C168 Three interlinking dimension of Critical Thinking - Analyzing one's own thinking -breaking it down into its component parts. - identifying its weaknesses while recognizing its strengths Improving one's own thinking- reconstructing it to make it better. Goal of Critical Thinking - bring one's best thinking to bear in every realm of one's life and in any set of circumstances one faces Critical thinking is characteristically - self-directed self-disciplined self-monitored...

Three interlinking dimension of Critical Thinking - Analyzing one's own thinking -breaking it down into its component parts. - identifying its weaknesses while recognizing its strengths Improving one's own thinking- reconstructing it to make it better. Goal of Critical Thinking - bring one's best thinking to bear in every realm of one's life and in any set of circumstances one faces Critical thinking is characteristically - self-directed self-disciplined self-monitored self-corre...

"Although Ms. Jackson has been accused of misusing government funds, she has donated all of her income for the past three years to charity." - STRAWMAN Setting up an artificially easy argument to refute in place of the real issue "Sam Smith divorced his loving wife of ten years. How could he be qualified to be mayor?" - AD HOMINEM An attack on the character of the individual or the opponent rather than his or her actual arguments or qualifications "Teaching kids about sex educatio...