According to Your Textbook, the Following Statement Is an Example

question 112

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy?
Why should we worry about endangered animal species when thousands opeople are killed in automobile accidents each year?

• A) either-or
• B) red herring
• C) false deduction
• D) hasty generalization
• E) ad hominem

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Definitions:

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, often referred to as the "I knew it all along" effect.

Misinformation Effect

The tendency of misleading information presented after an event to alter the memories of the event itself.

Loftus

Refers to Elizabeth Loftus, a cognitive psychologist best known for her work on the malleability of human memory and the misinformation effect.

Slide Presentation

A collection of slides created using software like PowerPoint, designed to convey information visually during a presentation.