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Developing an Effective Argument Answers

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What type of reasoning does the speaker use in this excerpt?

A
deductive; she begins with a premise, then follows the pattern of that premise
B
deductive; she begins with an anecdote, then explains its larger meaning
C
inductive; she begins with a general case, then leads to a specific example
D
inductive; she begins with a specific premise, then follows it to a broad conclusion
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Exaggerating someone’s claim to make them sound unreasonable is .

A
an ad populum argument
B
a non sequitur
C
a straw man
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Using an argument’s conclusion as proof of that argument is .

A
an ad hominem argument
B
circular reasoning
C
a red herring
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Making a statement that is unrelated to the claim is .

A
a false analogy
B
an ad populum argument
C
a non sequitur
5

Attacking a person instead of their ideas is .

A
an ad hominem argument
B
an ad populum argument
C
a hasty generalization
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Making a weak connection to predict something extreme is .

A
a slippery slope
B
an ad hominem argument
C
a straw man
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What type of logical fallacy does this speaker make?

A
ad populum argument
B
straw man
C
slippery slope
D
false analogy

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