Question 1

If a claim conflicts with expert opinion, we have good reason to…

Accepted Answer

A)  Ignore it 
B)  Reject it 
C)  Doubt it 
D)  Go with our own opinion 
A)  Ignore it 
B)  Reject it 
C)  Doubt it 
D)  Go with our own opinion

Question 2

Personal experience, although generally reliable, is…

Accepted Answer

A)  Infallible 
B)  Difficult to quantify 
C)  Not trustworthy 
D)  Not infallible 
A)  Infallible 
B)  Difficult to quantify 
C)  Not trustworthy 
D)  Not infallible

Question 3

How can the post hoc fallacy lead someone to serious harm?

Accepted Answer

The post hoc fallacy, also known as post

Question 4

We fall into a fallacious appeal to authority when we…

Accepted Answer

A)  Judge the authority's credentials to be good 
B)  Respect science and its methods 
C)  Think that just because someone is an expert in one field, he or she is necessarily an expert in another 
D)  Doubt the results of a scientific study 
A)  Judge the authority's credentials to be good 
B)  Respect science and its methods 
C)  Think that just because someone is an expert in one field, he or she is necessarily an expert in another 
D)  Doubt the results of a scientific study

Question 5

Usually, experts err because they depart from investigating and explaining the facts and jump to trying to…

Accepted Answer

A)  Undermine the facts 
B)  Predict the facts 
C)  Manipulate the facts 
D)  Understand the facts 
A)  Undermine the facts 
B)  Predict the facts 
C)  Manipulate the facts 
D)  Understand the facts

If a claim conflicts with expert opinion, we have good reason to…

Personal experience, although generally reliable, is…

How can the post hoc fallacy lead someone to serious harm?

We fall into a fallacious appeal to authority when we…

Usually, experts err because they depart from investigating and explaining the facts and jump to trying to…

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Exam 7: Experts and Evidence

If a claim conflicts with expert opinion, we have good reason to…

Personal experience, although generally reliable, is…

How can the post hoc fallacy lead someone to serious harm?

We fall into a fallacious appeal to authority when we…

Usually, experts err because they depart from investigating and explaining the facts and jump to trying to…

Critical Thinking and the Challenges of Modern Media

Claims, Reasons, and Arguments

Obstacles to Critical Thinking

Fake News

Media Bias

Manipulation Through Fallacies and Rhetoric

Science, Nonscience, and the Media

Advertising: Commercial and Political

Filters