1. An SRJC student: \"I saw a woman in the gym wearing an SRJCsoccer jersey. Thus I can assume she's on the SRJC soccerteam\".
a) questionable analogy
b) hasty conclusion
c) equivocation
d) fallacious appeal to authority
2. Welfare programs for the poor have destroyed the lives ofmillions of children. This is a system of child abuse. People onwelfare are like thieves who pick your pockets.
a) questionable analogy
b) small sample
c) invincible ignorance
d) no fallacy
3. Given: All Republicans are against anything that Obama isfor. I am a Republican. Thus, I am against anything that Obama isfor.
This is an example of:
a) a weak inductive argument
b) a strong inductive argument
c) not an argument
d) a deductive argument
4. Given: Casey has always gotten an \"A\" in his math classes andnext semester he is taking Math 444. He will probably get an \"A\" inthis course.
This is an example of:
a) non-argument
b) a cogent fallacy
c) an inductive argument
d) a deductive argument
5. In a recent poll at UC Berkeley, they asked a sample of 1100students what was the most pressing problem for them at UCBerkeley; large classes, parking, limited access to professors, andinsufficient number of course sections.
Which is the best criticism of this poll?
a) The wording of the question is confusing
b) The poll is biased
c) The poll omits a relevant choice
d) The sample size is too small
