“Female bosses are more nurturing. I know because I’ve had two of them.” This is an example of which of the following fallacies of reasoning?

A) transfer
B) appeal to tradition
C) straw man
D) anecdotal evidence


Answer: D

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a) high argumentativeness b) low argumentativeness c) emotional intelligence. d) deliberative argumentation. e) competitive argumentation.

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What does the text mean when it states, "messages are packaged?"

a. Verbal and nonverbal messages occur in spite of each other. b. Messages always come with mixed signals. c. Verbal and nonverbal signals rarely coincide with what the speaker is saying. d. Verbal and nonverbal messages occur simultaneously.

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What color do we get when we subtractively mix all three subtractive

primaries?

a. white b. black c. reddish green d. greenish red e. yellow

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Which term asks if a study really investigated what it was supposed to investigate?

a) Operational validity b) Internal validity c) Post hoc validity d) External validity

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