Research Process

What is the most crucial part of any research according to the text?

• Data collection

• Data analysis

• Drawing conclusions

• Informing others

What is a red herring fallacy?

• A logical reasoning to support an argument

• A distraction from the original topic by introducing irrelevant information

• A type of research method

• A way to draw accurate conclusions

What does circular reasoning fallacy involve?

• Using a variety of evidence to support a claim

• Using evidence that is a repetition of the claim itself

• Asking questions to develop a research topic

• Analyzing data to determine patterns

What is circular reasoning?

• Drawing a causal conclusion without sufficient evidence

• Reasoning that involves a longer chain of propositions where the conclusion and the premise are the same

• Making a claim based on evidence that requires one to already accept that the claim is true

• Using an explanatory factor without validity to counter a specific objection

What does the post hoc fallacy involve?

• Making assumptions without evidence

• Believing a conclusion is true because it is supported by a longer chain of propositions

• Assuming that because one event followed another, the first event caused the second

• Using stereotypes to make an argument

What is ad hoc reasoning fallacy?

• Using a longer chain of propositions to make a claim

• Assuming a causal relationship without evidence

• Using an explanatory factor without validity to counter a specific objection or argument

• Making assumptions without evidence

Which fallacy involves making unwarranted assumptions?

• Circular reasoning

• Post hoc fallacy

• Ad hoc reasoning fallacy

• The fallacy of unwarranted assumption