Your roommate does not have a date for the homecoming game. You want to go to the game together, but you have a date. Therefore, you suggest that your roommate go out with one of your date's friends. Your roommate says "No, I never go out on blind dates because I did that once and it didn't turn out well. Your roommate's thinking contains which one of the following fallacies?
A. faulty analogy
B. begging the question
C. argument to the person
D. hasty generalization
D
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a. Race b. Gender c. Socioeconomic status d. Religion
Which term best reflects the philosophy that teachers should seek to reach the unique needs of each individual student?
a. scaffolded instruction b. differentiated instruction c. response to instruction d. learning strategies instruction e. peer tutoring
In a passage on how radar works, the author begins by describing the process of throwing a ball against an object and counting the time it takes for the ball to return. Mayer found that manipulation has the following effects:
a. it improves verbatim recognition b. it improves recall of nonconceptual information c. it improves problem-solving transfer and recall of conceptual information d. none of the above
The so-called "math wars" reflect a conflict among educators concerning what activity?
A. how much technology should be used in mathematics B. when students should use technologies in mathematics C. how much mathematics teachers should learn D. how students should learn mathematics