In an Argument That Commits the Fallacy of Diversion

question 87

Multiple Choice

In an argument that commits the fallacy of diversion:

• A)there are no premises
• B)there is no conclusion
• C)the premises do not provide evidence for any conclusion
• D)the premises do not provide evidence for the intended conclusion
• E)the premises never have any connection to each other

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Definitions:

Directional

In statistics, directional indicates that a hypothesis specifies the direction of an expected difference or relationship.

Alternative Hypothesis

In statistical testing, the hypothesis that proposes there is a statistically significant relationship or difference between two variables, as opposed to the null hypothesis.

Standard Deviations

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values from the mean.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sample mean distribution, often used to estimate the accuracy of the sample mean compared to the population mean.