Mid Term MCQ

Choose the correct answer. There is only one correct answer to each question.
1. Which fallacy is being described?

“This fallacy rejects a claim by criticizing the person who makes it rather than the claim
itself.”
A. Red herring
B. Appeal to popularity
C. Ad hominem
D. Straw man
“This fallacy arguing that a claim must be true merely because a substantial number of
people believe it.”
A. Slippery slope
B. Hasty generalization
C. Appeal to popularity
D. Oversimplification
3. A slippery-slope pattern of argument is fallacious when...
A. It is hypothetical.
B. There is good reason to think that doing one action will inevitably lead to another
undesirable action.
C. There are only two possible results.
D. There is no good reason to think that doing one action will inevitably lead to another
undesirable action.
4. Pollution of the waters of the Everglades and of Florida Bay is due to multiple causes.
These include cattle farming, dairy farming, industry, tourism, and urban development. So it
is simply not so that the sugar industry is completely responsible for the pollution of these
waters.
What is the issue?
A. Whether pollution of the waters of the Everglades and Florida Bay is due to multiple
causes
B. Whether pollution is caused by cattle farming, dairy farming, industry, tourism, and urban
development
C. Whether the sugar industry is partly responsible for the pollution of these waters
D. Whether the sugar industry is completely responsible for the pollution of these waters
5. In the days before the arrival of the internet, publishers and booksellers easily controlled
what people read, since very few would-be authors could afford the high financial risks of
publishing themselves. The internet has changed all that, with Facebook and Twitter leading
the charge. Now anyone can express their views publicly, or distribute information, at little or
no cost, and without the tyranny of censorship.
Which of the following is a key assumption?
A There are some reasons to be worried about the internet.
B Freedom of information is in the public interest.
C The internet is here to stay.
D Everyone has the right to publish their opinions.
6. Naturalist: The recent claims that the Tasmanian tiger is not extinct are false. The
Tasmanian tiger’s natural habitat was taken over by sheep farming decades ago, resulting in
the animal’s systematic elimination from the area. Since then naturalists working in the region
have discovered no hard evidence of its survival, such as carcasses or tracks. In spite of
alleged sightings of the animal, the Tasmanian tiger no longer exists.
Which one of the following is an assumption on which the naturalist’s argument
depends?
A. Sheep farming drove the last Tasmanian tigers to starvation by chasing them from their
natural habitat.
B. Every naturalist working in the Tasmanian tiger’s natural habitat has looked systematically
for evidence of the tiger’s survival.
C. The Tasmanian tiger did not move and adapt to a different region in response to the loss of
habitat.
D. Those who have reported sightings of the Tasmanian tiger are not experienced naturalists.
7. In response to an overwhelming demand for better technical support, we have added an

online help section to our website where customers can chat live with customer service
representatives. We are confident that this change will significantly decrease both the number
and frequency of complaints about our technical support.
The company’s plan assumes which of the following?
a. Customers will not have other complaints.
b. Customers service representatives can provide technical support.
c. Online support will be equally as effective as telephone support.
d. Customers are less likely to complain via emails than by telephones.
Answer key
Choose the correct answer. There is only one correct answer to each question.
“This fallacy rejects a claim by criticizing the person who makes it rather than the claim
itself.”
A. Red herring
B. Appeal to popularity
C. Ad hominem
D. Straw man
“This fallacy arguing that a claim must be true merely because a substantial number of
people believe it.”
A. Slippery slope
B. Hasty generalization
C. Appeal to popularity
D. Oversimplification
3. A slippery-slope pattern of argument is fallacious when...
A. It is hypothetical.
B. There is good reason to think that doing one action will inevitably lead to another
undesirable action.
C. There are only two possible results.
D. There is no good reason to think that doing one action will inevitably lead to another
undesirable action.
4. Pollution of the waters of the Everglades and of Florida Bay is due to multiple causes.
These include cattle farming, dairy farming, industry, tourism, and urban development. So it
is simply not so that the sugar industry is completely responsible for the pollution of these
waters.
What is the issue?
A. Whether pollution of the waters of the Everglades and Florida Bay is due to multiple
causes
B. Whether pollution is caused by cattle farming, dairy farming, industry, tourism, and urban
development
C. Whether the sugar industry is partly responsible for the pollution of these waters
D. Whether the sugar industry is completely responsible for the pollution of these waters
5. In the days before the arrival of the internet, publishers and booksellers easily controlled
what people read, since very few would-be authors could afford the high financial risks of
publishing themselves. The internet has changed all that, with Facebook and Twitter leading
the charge. Now anyone can express their views publicly, or distribute information, at little or
no cost, and without the tyranny of censorship.
Which of the following is a key assumption?

A There are some reasons to be worried about the internet.
B Freedom of information is in the public interest.
C The internet is here to stay.
D Everyone has the right to publish their opinions.
6. Naturalist: The recent claims that the Tasmanian tiger is not extinct are false. The
Tasmanian tiger’s natural habitat was taken over by sheep farming decades ago, resulting in
the animal’s systematic elimination from the area. Since then naturalists working in the region
have discovered no hard evidence of its survival, such as carcasses or tracks. In spite of
alleged sightings of the animal, the Tasmanian tiger no longer exists.
Which one of the following is an assumption on which the naturalist’s argument
depends?
A. Sheep farming drove the last Tasmanian tigers to starvation by chasing them from their
natural habitat.
B. Every naturalist working in the Tasmanian tiger’s natural habitat has looked systematically
for evidence of the tiger’s survival.
C. The Tasmanian tiger did not move and adapt to a different region in response to the loss of
habitat.
D. Those who have reported sightings of the Tasmanian tiger are not experienced naturalists.
7. In response to an overwhelming demand for better technical support, we have added an

online help section to our website where customers can chat live with customer service
representatives. We are confident that this change will significantly decrease both the number
and frequency of complaints about our technical support.
The company’s plan assumes which of the following?
a. Customers will not have other complaints.
b. Customers service representatives can provide technical support.
c. Online support will be equally as effective as telephone support.
d. Customers are less likely to complain via emails than by telephones.

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Choose the correct answer. There is only one correct answer to each question.

1. Which fallacy is being described?

7. In response to an overwhelming demand for better technical support, we have added an

Which of the following is a key assumption?

7. In response to an overwhelming demand for better technical support, we have added an

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