Logic Exam #1 Study Guide

 

 

All the items listed on the Quiz study guide plus:

 

Definitions

Ch. 4: Background information, criteria for expertise, appeal to authority; how impairment and expectation affects personal experience; the three ways we fool ourselves; criteria for evaluating the reliability of news coverage.

Ch. 5: Fallacy; define each of the fallacies, including the Genetic Fallacy.

 

Exercises

Ch. 5: Assess the plausibility of claims and explain your rationale.

Ch. 6: Identify fallacies, excluding the Genetic Fallacy.