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1

A statement is logically irrelevant to another statement when it counts against that statement.
A)True
B)False
2

A statement is positively relevant to another statement if it counts in favor of that statement.
A)True
B)False
3

Every personal attack is a fallacy, even when such an attack is not intended to provide a reason for rejecting a claim or argument.
A)True
B)False
4

You can safely assume that, if a person has a vested interest in an issue, any position that he or she takes on that subject must be false or weakly supported.
A)True
B)False
5

Whenever we accuse someone of being a hypocrite, we commit the fallacy of Look Who's Talking.
A)True
B)False
6

Not every argument containing an emotional appeal is fallacious.
A)True
B)False
7

Generally speaking, if a belief is held by most people, this is evidence that the belief or practice should be accepted.
A)True
B)False
8

When we misrepresent the arguments of others and then attack the misrepresentation rather than the actual position, we commit the Straw Man Fallacy.
A)True
B)False
9

An arguer commits the fallacy of Equivocation when they use a key word in two or more senses in the same argument and the apparent success of the argument depends on the shift in meaning.
A)True
B)False
10

When an arguer's motives seem suspicious, or in other words their reasons "smell fishy," they have committed the fallacy of Red Herring.
A)True
B)False





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