Which of the Following Arguments Commits the Fallacy of Appeal

question 152

Multiple Choice

Which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of appeal to emotion?

• A)Saturday Night Live has a very funny host this week, so I will probably laugh a lot.
• B)If we don't increase Medicare spending, then your grandmother will probably end up homeless, eating cat food, and fending for herself.So we must increase it.
• C)No one who cries in battle is showing strength.Therefore, the strongest soldiers are the ones who can hold back the tears.
• D)No one lives forever, so we must make the most of each day.
• E)Jasmine's mother must have recovered, since she was smiling when she came back from the hospital.

Grasp the use of Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient in reliability and validity assessments.

Recognize the importance of interrater reliability and how it is assessed.

Understand the concept of internal consistency and its indicators.

Identify different validity types and their indicators in research measures.

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