1. We haven't made a case against Sleazer that will
stand up in court so far, but if he refuses to testify it follows that a
jury will see that he must have some thing to hide. That'll prove that he
is guilty.
a) hasty generalization b) begging the question c)
appeal to consequences d) appeal to ignorance e) division
2. A personal computer is a very complicated piece of
machinery and very difficult to understand how exactly it works. This
mouse attachment is part of the computer so it must be difficult to
understand and too complicated for me to attach or adjust or to work.
a) converse accident b) division c) composition d)
amphiboly e) sweeping generalization - accident
3. Brazilian government official speaking with an
American official from the State Department: So Americans would like to
criticize our policy of developing our domestic resources by reducing the
size of our rain forests and relocating some of our original inhabitants.
Tell me what government was it who destroyed much of the North American
environment and forcibly relocated the original peoples of that land?
a) complex question b) begging the question c) hasty
generalization d) ad hominem attack - tuo quoque variety e) big lie
4. When your friend asks you how you like his new
girlfriend you should tell him your true opinion because lying is wrong.
a) amphiboly b) red herring - diversion c) division d)
accident -sweeping generalization e) false dilemma
5. More CUNY students have become graduates than ever
before in NYC history. This finding is based upon statistics reported in
the NYC Yearly Review. The periodical reported that the number of
graduates is up 10% over 1980. CUNY must be doing a good job.
a) biased statistics -select sample b) unknowable
statistics c) small sample d) suppressed evidence e) accidental
correlation
6. Genetics could be the reason some people become
addicted to cocaine and others don't. Dr. Adelaide Sandiford, NY State
Board of Regents, has stated that 80% of the crack cocaine addicts in a
recent study were black. She has theorized that the melanin in the bodies
of blacks predisposes one to addiction.
a) biased statistics b) unknowable statistics c) small
sample d) data of a different quality e) accidental correlation
7. After speaking with over one hundred people and
finding that most of them (83%) prefer to live in New York, I can only
conclude that New York State is one of the most popular places in which to
live in the world.
a) biased statistics- select sample -unrepresentative
sample b) unknowable statistics c) small sample d) data of a different
quality e) accidental correlation
8. I must admit that the one hundred people in the
survey mentioned above were all New York State residents. This feature of
the survey reveals the survey to be:
a) biased sample b) unknowable statistics small sample
d) data of a different quality e) accidental correlation
9. Two out of three illegal aliens eventually resort to
committing violent crimes. Such a claim might well be an example of:
a) biased statistics b) unknowable statistics c) small
sample d) data of different quality e) accidental correlation
10. We cannot prove conclusively with rational argument
that GOD-supreme being- exists. But those who are stubborn and refuse to
believe in the existence of GOD will soon enough feel the wrath of the
eternal fires.
a) accident b) appeal to force -consequences c) false
dilemma d)post hoc - false cause e) equivocation
11. It's clear that the US attack on Iraq was
unjustified because there were not sufficient reasons to support the US
making such a move.
a) false cause b) begging the question - circular
argument c) big lie d)accident sweeping generalization e) appeal to
ignorance
12. The grand Jury report on Tawana Brawley is a sham.
After all, the state of New York, who paid for it, is not really
interested in the truth. Even the report admits that it can not account
completely for her whereabouts during the entire four day period. The
conclusion that there was no evidence that she had been raped is obviously
wrong.
a)appeal to authority b) appeal to pity c) appeal to
ignorance d) hasty generalization - converse accident e) tuo quoque - ad
hominem
13. Jim: Bush undertook a lot of politically risky
actions for what he believed to be for the good of the country, such as
the actions in Panama and in Iraq. You have got to give him credit for the
courage to do that.
John: No, I don't! I'm a Democrat and I'll give him
credit for nothing.
John's position is an example of:
a) tuo quoque b) ad hominem - psychological attack c)
appeal to authority d) provincialism e) accent
14. When asked why he was intoxicated the painter told
the homeowner, "Well sir, you told me to paint the wall when
thoroughly plastered." The painter's response provides an example of:
a) tuo quoque b) amphiboly c) equivocation d) ad
hominem e) accident
15. The books in the library are stored in an orderly
fashion. The desks and tables are orderly. So it is throughout the
library. The library, therefore, as a whole is an orderly place.
a) division b) appeal to tradition c) composition d)
beard e)appeal to ignorance
16. They forecast a big snow storm for Atlanta. So,
when he left Logan Airport in Boston. Charlie had his boots and heavy
clothing with him. Charlie's behavior is based on the error:
a) division b) composition c) false analogy d)
equivocation e) accident
17. The National Football League (NFL) is a well known
group.
Lance Brown is a member of the NFL. Therefore, Lance
Brown is well-known.
a) division b) composition c) false analogy d)
equivocation e) accident
18. A recent survey shows that the homeless are on the
whole much heavier uses of drugs than those who have homes. So, being
homeless leads to drug use.
a) appeal to tradition b) appeal to pity c) ad hominem
d) biased statistics e) false cause - post hoc
19. The establishment of employment quotas based upon
race and ethnicity is what you can expect if the affirmative action laws,
policies and rulings are maintained. There will be no more hiring based
upon merit . Once the policies are in effect for a few years there will no
longer be competency criteria.
a) straw person b) appeal to consequences c) appeal to
authority d) appeal to tradition e) false dilemma
20. "Let's face it. You either stand up to tyrants
like Sadam Hussein with force or you will give them the green light to
expand his aggression and tyranny."
a) appeal to the people b) tuo quoque - ad hominem
attack c) false dilemma d) inconsistency e) doubtable statement
21. Ad: ALL CLEAR reduces nasal congestion up to 80%
Get a package today. Don't delay only to suffer unnecessary pain and
discomfort.
a) appeal to the people b) doubtable statement c) false
dilemma d) accident e) composition
22.Letter in reply to an editorial criticizing the US
intervention in the Persian Gulf.
"Are you a tyrant lover? Would you have supported
Hitler? Would you let those barbarians go on butchering innocent people
and seizing their neighbors' land and oil? You typify the cowardly liberal
left."
a) black-white thinking b) ignoratio elenchi- diversion
c) loaded phrases d) ad hominem abusive attack e) all of the above
23. African American race activists have criticized the
first jury in the Rodney King beating trial in light of testimony
concerning what had preceded the filmed events and the LA PD guidelines
and training. The same activists insist that the videotape of the beating
of the truck driver , Reginald Denny, during the events in LA following
the verdict must be seen in the perspective of repressed anger over the
injustices, inequities and lack of power.
a) appeal to the people b) big lie c) appeal to
tradition
d) inconsistent - special pleading e ) appeal to
authority
24. Look, a Haitian immigrant. Haiti is one of the
poorest countries in the world. So That Haitian alien must be one of the
poorest people in the world.
a) composition b) division c) accident d) converse
accident e) big lie
25. Your friend has asked you to promise not to reveal
a confidence and you do. Then she reveals that she is about to end her
life. You believe that you must observe your promise and tell no one.
a.) big lie b) hasty generalization c) sweeping
generalization d) tuo quoque-ad hominem e) false dilemma