You Are Asked by a Friend to Tell Him Whether

question 48

Multiple Choice

You are asked by a friend to tell him whether a colour is either black or white. When you look at it, you think it is neither of these two extremes but is more a shade of grey. Your friend's question is analogous to the __________ fallacy.

• A) emotional reasoning
• B) bandwagon
• C) not me
• D) either-or

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Definitions:

Control Variable

A variable that is kept constant during a research experiment to ensure that the effect of the independent variable can be measured without interference.

Demand Characteristics

Subtle cues or signals in an experimental setting that influence participants' behaviors or responses, potentially affecting the study's validity.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.

Randomization

is a process of randomly assigning subjects to different groups in an experiment to ensure that each group is similar and that the results are not biased.