Unit 9 Review

A fallacy of logic is an argument that may sound convincing or true, but is actually flawed.

What is a synonym for "flawed"?

• incorrect

• true

• cats

• logic

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(a)   occurs when a person generalizes from a sample that is either too small or too specific to be representative of a population.

• generalization
• ad hominem
• false equivalence
• red herring
• false analogy

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(a)   occurs when someone attacks a person's character rather than what he or she is saying. ​

• ad hominem
• false equivalence
• red herring
• false analogy
• generalization

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(a)   occurs when someone incorrectly asserts that two or more things are equivalent, simply because they share some characteristics.

• false equivalence
• red herring
• false analogy
• generalization
• ad hominem

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(a)   fallacy occurs when someone changes their opponent's argument, and then refutes this "new" version of the argument.

• straw man
• red herring
• false analogy
• generalization
• ad hominem

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(a)   fallacy occurs when a person says that two things are alike in multiple ways just because they are alike in one way.

• red herring
• false analogy
• generalization
• ad hominem
• false equivalence
• slippery slope

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(a)   fallacy occurs when irrelevant information is presented alongside relevant information, distracting attention from the relevant information.

• red herring
• false analogy
• generalization
• ad hominem
• straw man
• slippery slope

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(a)   fallacy occurs when a person makes a claim that one event leads to another event and so on until we come to an undesirable conclusion.

• false analogy
• generalization
• ad hominem
• straw man
• slippery slope
• red herring

__________ is the process of identifying customer needs and determining how best to meet those needs.

• marketing

• advertising

• soliciting

• influencing

__________ is the act of promoting a company and its products or services.

• marketing

• advertising

• soliciting

• influencing