D265 Critical Thinking - Reason And Evidence Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

When asked if she thought banning guns would make our schools safer, Maria suggested that we should also increase funding for school counselors. Because Maria committed the red herring fallacy, it is clear that banning guns will not make our schools safer. Which type of logic error is this an example of? {Ans: The fallacy fallacy. When someone uses the fact that a fallacy was committed to justify rejecting the conclusion of an argument.}Most WGU students take out student loans. You are a WGU student. Therefore, you probably took out a student loan. Which set of terms classify this argument? {Ans: Strong and cogent. Inductive arguments can be intending to present probably conclusions. Suggesting that you probably took out a loan, makes this argument inductive. Inductive arguments are strong. The words valid, sound, and unsound only apply to deductive arguments. Since the premises are actually true the argument is cogent. The argument is also strong because it's structure is still good.}Which question best illustrates a situation which would require system 2 thinking? {Ans: What is the best way to study to retain information? System 2 thinking is slow, deliberate, and/or calculating.}Informal fallacy {Ans: Structure is not