Marla Objects When Tim Asks Her to Help Write His

question 118

Multiple Choice

Marla objects when Tim asks her to help write his social psychology paper."Come on," Tim whines,"we wouldn't be the only ones.Everyone's working together on it! The teacher doesn't really expect us to work alone." Tim's argument most clearly illustrates the

• A)self-reference effect.
• B)fundamental attribution error.
• C)false uniqueness effect.
• D)false consensus effect.

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Definitions:

Red Herring Fallacy

A logical fallacy where irrelevant information is presented to distract from the actual issue.

False Dichotomy

A logical fallacy that presents two opposing options as the only possibilities, when in fact more options may exist.

Appeal to Popularity

The appeal to popularity is a logical fallacy that suggests something is true, good, or desirable simply because it is popular or widely accepted by many people.

Complexity

The state or quality of being intricate or complicated.