After Studying the Critical Reading Section in This Chapter, Alex

question 4

Multiple Choice

After studying the critical reading section in this chapter, Alex and Sabrina discussed whether emotion always makes people irrational. Alex said, "I still think it does." Sabrina said, "You're telling me that after all the research we read about this question, you still think it does?" Alex is apparently showing which thinking error?

• A) Belief bias
• B) Belief perseverance
• C) Self-serving bias
• D) Illusory correlation

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Definitions:

Slippery Slope Fallacy

A logical fallacy that occurs when an argument falsely assumes that one action will lead to a series of other actions resulting in a negative outcome, without providing evidence for such a causal chain.

Fallacy Of Composition

The erroneous reasoning that what is true of the parts must also be true of the whole.

Fallacy Of Division

A logical fallacy that occurs when one assumes that something true of a whole must also be true of its parts.

Hasty Generalization

A logical fallacy where a conclusion is drawn from insufficient evidence or sample size.