Which of the Following Is NOT a Reason That We

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason that we avoid changing our personal behaviors to preserve our environment?

• A)We seek to "free ride" from others.
• B)We know our individual actions will have only a small effect.
• C)Our incentives to individually defect are greater than our incentives to cooperate.
• D)We believe that the chances of being caught are small enough to risk not changing.
• E)We do not wish to pay the costs of such a change.

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Definitions:

Negative Claim

A statement that asserts the non-existence or absence of something, often used in arguments or debates.

Fallacy of Division

An erroneous inference from the characteristics of an entire set or group about a member of that group or set.

Amphiboly

An argument that contains a grammatical mistake which allows more than one conclusion to be drawn.

Appeal to Ignorance

A logical fallacy that occurs when one argues that a proposition is true because it has not yet been proven false, or vice versa.