"This Scientific Theory Is So Solid That You Can't Even

question 13

Multiple Choice

"This scientific theory is so solid that you can't even imagine it being false." This statement would likely be an example of the fallacy of

• A) slippery slope.
• B) impervious hypothesis.
• C) provincialism.
• D) appeal to ignorance.

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Definitions:

Economic Perspective

A viewpoint that analyzes how individuals make decisions based on scarcity and the incentives that influence those decisions.

Marginal Costs

The uptick in full pricing incurred by the generation of another unit of a product or service.

Marginal Benefits

The increase in utility or satisfaction from consuming or producing an extra unit of a good or service.

Post Hoc

A logical fallacy that assumes that if one event occurs after another, then the first event must have caused the second.