"You're Asking Me If I've Heard Anything About Who Might

question 25

Multiple Choice

"You're asking me if I've heard anything about who might be breaking into all those cars in the neighborhood? I hear a lot, and one thing I can tell you is that people are mad as hell about that new stop sign." Which logical fallacy best describes this faulty reasoning?

• A) false dilemma
• B) faulty analogy
• C) red herring
• D) appeal to a lack of evidence

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method for learning where the potency of a response is adjusted by the application of rewards or disciplinary actions.

Aversive Conditioning

A method of behavior modification in which unpleasant stimuli are associated with undesirable behaviors to reduce or eliminate those behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit similar responses.

Desensitization

Desensitization is a psychological process through which an individual is made less likely to feel extreme responses towards a stimulus, often used in the treatment of phobias and anxieties.