Author Question: If one criticizes the argument of another on the basis of a minor relatively unimportant point it is ... (Read 79 times)

ARLKQ · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

If one criticizes the argument of another on the basis of a minor relatively unimportant point it is sometimes called a(n):

A) the fallacy of inductive reasoning
B) ad hominem argument
C) trivial attack
D) phony-baloney argument
E) none of the above

Question 2

The reason we overestimate the frequencies of events when in truth, the frequencies are about equal is due to:

A) popularity
B) inductive reasoning
C) frequency
D) availability
E) deductive reasoning