People Who Succumb to the Fallacy of _______ Operate on the Assumption

question 39

Multiple Choice

People who succumb to the fallacy of _______ operate on the assumption that, if something bad can happen, it probably will.

• A) approval
• B) overgeneralization
• C) irrational thinking
• D) catastrophic failure

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Definitions:

Participants

Individuals who take part in a study, experiment, or any form of research or group activity.

Experimenters

Researchers who conduct controlled tests to explore hypothesis, examine cause-and-effect relationships, or discover new phenomena.

Capsules

Small soluble containers, usually made of gelatin, that enclose a dose of medicine for oral intake.

Tablets

Portable, flat screen computers that use touchscreens as their primary input device, often used for browsing the internet, reading ebooks, and other multimedia tasks.