All of the Following Hypotheses Have Been Suggested as the Cause

question 30

Multiple Choice

All of the following hypotheses have been suggested as the cause of dinosaur extinction some 65 my ago EXCEPT

• A) an asteroid hit Earth and caused photosynthesis to stop
• B) mammals ate their eggs and had better eyesight to spot food
• C) mammals had more offspring and could outcompete large reptiles
• D) the world changed from cold and dry to wet and warm; the dinosaurs could not adjust

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Definitions:

Circular Reasoning

A fallacy in which the conclusion of an argument is assumed in one of the premises.

Bandwagon Fallacy

A logical fallacy that argues something must be true or good because many people believe it or do it.

Argumentum Ad Baculum

A fallacy that uses the threat of force or intimidation to persuade others to accept a conclusion.

False Analogy

A logical fallacy where two unlike things are compared in an argument, leading to a misleading or flawed conclusion.