HUM 115 Wk 3 - Identifying Fallacies Social Errors, and Biases Quiz

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HUM 115 Wk 3 - Identifying Fallacies Social Errors, and Biases Quiz

Review the Ch. 4 information on evidence, research, errors and biases in thinking, as well as the fallacy information found in Ch. 5 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life.

Complete the Wk 3 Identifying Fallacies, Social Errors, and Biases Quiz.

Note: Reading the chapter summaries and reviewing vocabulary words in the text are a great way to prepare for a quiz.

Question 1

The tendency to treat people who are similar to us with respect and those who are different from us with suspicion is known as the following social error/bias:

Diffusion of responsibility

Stereotyping

One of us/One of them

Egocentrism

Question 2

In the context of evidence and experience, identify a true statement.

An experience can be used as evidence if other evidence does not contradict it.

Experience is always credible evidence for a claim regardless of what other evidence is available.

Experience can never be evidence for a claim.

None of these answers is correct.

Question 3

Influencing individual members to take positions that they would never support by themselves, as happened in the Stanford prison experiment described in Chapter 1 of the text is an example of

“One of us/One of them”

Group pressure and conformity

Stereotyping

Question 4

Which of the following is a habit of a good researcher?

refusing to consider evidence that contradicts beliefs already held by others

being able to draw a conclusion after considering all the evidence

only accepting opinions put forth in textbooks

assuming that all experts are equally reliable

Question 5

Identify an accurate statement about evidence.

Evidence has no important role to play in rationally evaluating arguments.

Evidence can only come from one source.

Evidence for a claim provides us with reasons for believing that claim.

Evidence cannot be used to support premises in an argument.

Question 6

A presidential candidate attacking his opponent based on their looks or personality is an example of what fallacy:

Ad hominem

Appeal to force (scare tactics)

Appeal to pity

Popular appeal