Mistaking the name of a phenomenon for the explanation of the phenomenon is called a
A) Barnum statement.
B) nominal fallacy.
C) similarity-uniqueness paradox.
D) evaluative bias.
Answer: B
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Voters can directly contribute to the U.S. campaign system through a tax donation that goes to which governmental entity?
a. Congressional Campaign Fund b. American Elections Department c. Political Equality Commission d. Federal Elections Commission
For a given poll, a professional polling firm states that it has "95 percent confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is plus or minus four percentage points." What is the firm trying to say by claiming "95 percent confidence"?
A. There is a 95 percent chance that the poll is off by four points or more. B. There is a 5 percent chance that the poll is off by four points or more. C. There is a 95 percent chance that the poll is off by five points or more. D. There is a 4 percent chance that the poll is off by five points or more. E. There is a 5 percent chance that the poll is off by ninety-five points or more.
Americans who believe that individuals and communities are better off without government assistance and that economic activity should be free from government interference are called __________
a. agnostics b. socialists c. conservatives d. liberals
Why does an interviewer use probes?
What will be an ideal response?