Reconstruction Might Have Been More Successful If

question 56

Multiple Choice

Reconstruction might have been more successful if

• A) Andrew Johnson had won reelection in 1868.
• B) the U.S. army had more quickly suppressed the Ku Klux Klan.
• C) control of the South had been returned to Southerners much sooner.
• D) the federal government had not tampered with property rights.
• E) Thaddeus Stevens's radical program of drastic economic reforms and stronger protection of political rights had been enacted.

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Definitions:

False Dichotomy

A logical fallacy that involves presenting two opposing options as the only possibilities, when in fact more options exist.

Hasty Generalization

A logical fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.

False Alternative

A logical fallacy where only a limited set of options are presented, ignoring other viable alternatives.

Premises

Statements or propositions upon which an argument is based or from which conclusions are drawn.