• Question 1
3.5 out of 3.5 points
Even the most basic biological mechanisms that we know are irreducibly complex
• Question 2
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When a shooting takes place at a school, arguing
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• Question 1
3.5 out of 3.5 points
Even the most basic biological mechanisms that we know are irreducibly complex
• Question 2
3.5 out of 3.5 points
When a shooting takes place at a school, arguing that the reason it occurred was because of gun laws alone is what type of fallacy?
• Question 3
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“Mom, may I have a smart phone?” All of my friends have one” is an example of:
• Question 4
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“Raising an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the primary issue” is which of the following Informal Logical Fallacies:
• Question 5
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Irreducible complexity is the idea that many molecular machines are simply too complex to have formed via evolution.
• Question 6
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Making a judgment on the basis of one or even a few samples is what type of fallacy?
• Question 7
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The word “cosmos” is a Greek word that refers to:
• Question 8
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Accepting the opinions of others as one’s own opinion without applying critical thinking skills to that opinion is what type of decision-making?
• Question 9
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Oversimplifying a complex issue to make it seem that only two options are possible is an example of a False Dilemma Fallacy.
• Question 10
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Selective Perception is arguing a point by selecting and presenting only the evidence that supports one’s current position or opinion.
• Question 11
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People from the city of ________________ were noted in the Bible as being of “noble character”, because they went to the scriptures to see if what Paul was saying was true.
• Question 12
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Presenting another person’s argument in a weak, misrepresented, or exaggerated form in order to win the argument is what type of fallacy?
• Question 13
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Using the Begging the Question fallacy is the same as using circular reasoning.
• Question 14
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Indecision, not making a decision, is actually a decision in itself.
• Question 15
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William Paley’s “Watchmaker” parable is an example of which argument for the existence of God?
• Question 16
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When asked by John the Baptist, Jesus referenced his miracles as evidence that he was indeed the Son of God.
• Question 17
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Making a judgment about an entire group based on the behavior of a few from that group is what type of fallacy?
• Question 18
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Critical thinking:
Selected Answer: All of the above
• Question 19
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The term critical in critical thinking literally means to be unaccepting of any opinion outside of one’s own beliefs.
• Question 20
3.5 out of 3.5 points
According to the text book, personal experience is not an argument for the existence of God.
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