Some Creationists Have Argued That Because Evolutionary Biologists and Other

question 39

Multiple Choice

Some creationists have argued that because evolutionary biologists and other scientists have not shown that the universe started with the act of some intelligent designer, people should conclude that the universe started the way the creationists have proposed. Which thinking error(s) is being committed in this argument?

• A) Shifting the burden of proof and arguing from possibility
• B) Making an unwarranted assumption
• C) Asserting the antecedent
• D) Asserting the consequent and belief bias

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A distribution of probabilities that is even around the average, indicating that occurrences close to the mean happen more often.

Sample

A subset of the population.

Test Statistic

A metric derived from data in a sample during a hypothesis testing process, employed to decide if the null hypothesis should be discarded.

Proportions

Ratios indicating the fractional part of a whole that have specific characteristics.