For the final exam you
may bring in one 8 1/2" by 11" sheet of paper with any notes you will
need. You may use both sides of the sheet, but you must be able to read
it with an unaided eye. You should know the following fallacies and slanters. I. Fallacies of Relevance a. Appeal to Emotion i. Appeal to pity b. Red Herring c. Straw Man d. Attack on the Person (Argument ad hominem) i. Abusive ii. Circumstantial e. Appeal to Force f. Missing the Point II. Fallacies of Defective Induction a. Ignorance b. Appeal to Inappropriate Authority c. False Cause i. Post hoc ergo propter hoc ii. Slippery slope d. Hasty Generalization III. Fallacies of Presumption a. Accident b. Complex Question c. Begging the Question IV. Fallacies of Ambiguity a. Equivocation b. Amphiboly c. Accent d. Composition e. Division V. Slanters a. Euphemism b. Dysphemism c. Rhetorical Definition d. Stereotype e. Innuendo f. Weaseler g. Downplayer h. Ridicule i. Proof Surrogate j. Rhetorical Analogy You should be able to match the name of the fallacy or slanter to its definition. You should be able to identify the fallacy or slanter committed in a passage that you read. In addition to the fallacies, you should be able to perform the following tasks: Articulate the five features of Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Explain the five features we would expect of any good scientific explanation. Explain the three criteria scientists use to decide among competing hypotheses. Describe the seven steps used to develop and confirm hypotheses. |
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