If You Observe That Kelly Clarkson Won American Idol 3

question 112

Multiple Choice

If you observe that Kelly Clarkson won American Idol 3 years before Carrie Underwood won, and you conclude that Kelly Clarkson winning caused Carrie Underwood to win 3 years later, you would be guilty of an error called the

• A) fallacy of inductive reasoning.
• B) fallacy of ceteris paribus.
• C) fallacy of logic.
• D) post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.

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Definitions:

Distributive Justice

The principle concerned with the fair allocation of resources among diverse members of a community.

Autonomous Morality

The stage where individuals recognize the flexibility of rules and laws, basing their judgments on the intentions behind actions rather than the actions themselves.

Conventional Moral Reasoning

A level of moral development in which individuals' judgments are based on compliance with societal rules and norms, typically observed in adolescence.

Morality of Constraint

the stage in child development where children view rules as fixed and absolute, typically imposed by authority figures and not to be questioned.