David Cameron, the former UK Prime Minister, urged British voters to ‘listen to the experts’ when deciding whether to leave the European Union in 2016. His argument is an example of what kind of logical fallacy?
(A) Straw man
(B) Appeal to experts
(C) Overgeneralization
(D) Appeal to emotion
Ans: (B) Appeal to experts
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a. Brown v. Board of Education (1954). b. Bowers v. Hardwick (1986). c. Engle v. Vitale (1962). d. Roe v. Wade (1973).
The U.S. Supreme Court has just declared a law passed by Congress as unconstitutional. In the context of checks and balances, which of the following can Congress do?
A. vote to eliminate the Supreme Court B. rewrite the law to address the constitutional concerns of the Court C. impeach the majority justices for failing to comply with the will of Congress D. pass an immediate constitutional amendment to deal with the constitutionality issue
A teacher wanted to try out a new test to measure eighth grade students’ knowledge of geometry. The students took the test on Monday and the same test again on Wednesday. Although there were no new geometry lessons that week, the students’ scores were much different. Some scored higher the second time, while others scored lower. This method for determining reliability is called
A. Parallel forms reliability B. Split-half reliability C. Test-retest reliability D. Face reliability
In __________ system, the voters know what a party stands for and what to expect if a party is elected.
A. an opinionated caste B. an ideological cadre C. a responsible party D. a retrospective voter