Deck 2: The Principle of Charity: The Goodness of Supporting Charitable Causes

Question 1

The Burden of Proof always falls on the person making the claim.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

One should always assume guilt until innocence is proven.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Appeal to Ignorance is to openly declare that one does not know.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Ambiguity occurs naturally in language.

Question 5

Quine's Gavagai supports the claim of untranslatability.

Question 6

An appeal to authority is always fallacious.

Question 7

A complex question asks two or more questions in the guise of one.

Question 8

An analogy is a comparison between two different cases.

Question 9

A Slippery Slope argument is a variation of False Cause.

Question 10

The Principle of Charity implies that it is good to support charitable causes.

Question 11

In a false dilemma one should always seek the middle position.

Question 12

Anselm's Ontological Proof is an example of the Begging the Question fallacy.

Question 13

One should always rely upon tradition as a source of authority.

Question 14

Equivocation implies using the same word in two different senses in an argument.

Question 15

Amphiboly implies using the same word in two different senses in an argument.

Question 16

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-You say I shouldn't smoke, but you smoked when you were my age.

Question 17

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-My mechanic says the multiverse theory best explains the universe.

Question 18

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-People have tried for millennia to prove that God exits, but every argument fails, therefore, God does not exist.

Question 19

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-Eight out of ten doctors smoke Chesterfield.

Question 20

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-We must stop allowing television programs to show partial nudity. If we don't, then next they will show full nudity, and everyone knows television sets the trends, so before long we will all run around naked.

Question 21

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-A clergyman would never smoke, but Rev. Thompson smokes, so he must not be a real clergyman.

Question 22

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-When will you stop reading this garbage?

Question 23

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-Either you are with us or against us!

Question 24

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-The advertisement said "100 year old bed for sale. Perfect for antique lover," so obviously there are some old folks who are still having fun.

Question 25

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-Slavery has existed since the dawn of man, so there is obviously nothing wrong with it.

Question 26

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-Robert: David Tennant is my favorite Hamlet.
Jane: That's odd; I always thought your favorite Hamlet was Fordlow.

Question 27

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-Who is the author of the Ramayana?

Question 28

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-Either the Battle of Perryville was in Kentucky or Tennessee. Since it wasn't in Tennessee, it must have been in Kentucky.

Question 29

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-No one has ever proven that Picard was a better captain than Kirk, so obviously Kirk was the best.

Question 30

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get.

Question 31

Determine what fallacy (if any) is committed.
-You've no doubt heard the argument that today's music causes teens to act out violently, but much of today's music is upbeat and sends a positive message. Who could accuse The Five Browns or Yo-Yo Ma of inciting violence? Today's music is quite excellent.

Question 32

Why is it important to place the burden of proof on the correct party?

Question 33

Why is it wrong to rely upon popularity and tradition as a source of authority?

Question 34

What is meant by begging the question? What are the major forms of this fallacy?

Question 35

What is an analogy? How does one tell if the analogy is genuine or fallacious?

Question 36

What is an appeal to ignorance fallacy? Why is it so problematic?