When Binet Measured the Reaction Times of His Young Daughters

question 26

Multiple Choice

When Binet measured the reaction times of his young daughters he found:

• A) their responses were slower than those of adults.
• B) their responses were quicker than those of retarded children.
• C) their responses were quicker than those of adults.
• D) their responses were variable, depending on how well they paid attention to the task.

Understand the structure and characteristics of circular arguments and how they fail to provide real support for their conclusions.

Identify the fallacy of loaded questions and understand how they presuppose information that has not been established.

Analyze arguments for non sequiturs, where conclusions do not logically follow from premises.

Recognize the strategic misuse of appeals (to ignorance, emotion, authority) in arguments to persuade without substantive evidence.

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Definitions:

Cessation

The act of stopping or ending something, such as a habit, action, or process.

Resuscitated

Brought back to consciousness or life after experiencing a medical crisis such as cardiac arrest.

Heart Stopped

The cessation of the heartbeat, leading to a lack of blood flow and oxygen to the body.