INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. Ferguson has directed the college orchestra for the past 8 years, and during that time 5 women players have gotten pregnant. Therefore, to prevent any more pregnancies, Ferguson should be fired immediately
A) False cause.
B) No fallacy.
C) Suppressed evidence.
D) Weak analogy.
E) Accident.
A
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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. The statement "Some glass buildings are structures hazardous to birds" is a(n):
A) I-proposition. B) O-proposition. C) P-proposition. D) E-proposition. E) A-proposition.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
A particular statement is a statement about a specific individual or thing such as Tom or Tom's car.
The false cause fallacy occurs when
A. one appeals to the opinion of an authority on causation and explanation to answer a question about something outside his or her field of expertise. B. one possible cause of a phenomenon is assumed to be a (or the) cause although reasons are lacking for excluding other possible causes. C. one asks a question that illegitimately presupposes some causal claim alluded to in the question. D. one appeals to the desire to be accepted by others in order to gain acceptance of a claim that one thing caused another.
Which rule does the following syllogism violate?
All persons in the secretaries' union are persons who make a lot of money. Ann is a secretary. Therefore, Ann is a person who makes a lot of money. a. equivocation b. illicit minor c. four-terms fallacy d. invalid conversion