Selorm's Test

"Either Grace or Gladys are the only ones who could have committed the crimes. Grace has an ironclad alibi. Therefore Gladys must be guilty." This argument is ................................

Disjunctive Syllogism

Hypothetical Syllogism

Modus tollens

Modus pones

The inductive argument “Most fruit have seeds. I am eating an orange, so I am eating something with seeds.” is …………………..

Strong

Weak

The statement, “Working conditions of air traffic controllers were investigated as a result of a number of incidents of controllers sleeping on the job when planes were trying to land at major airports.” exemplifies which of the following senses of cause?

Of course Jane is going to be successful. Everyone says so. What is the most plausible fallacy committed in the reasoning above?

grandstanding

appeal to success

appeal to force

hasty generalization

Which of the following options best describes the argument, "It usually takes 2-3 days for a delivery to ship from the warehouse to your door via most shipping companies. You ordered on Tuesday morning, so it is safe to assume your package will arrive on Thursday or Friday."

Inductive argument

Deductive argument

The inductive argument “Fewer than 30% of young people (ages 18-19) contracting the novel COVID-19 in Ghana die of the infection. Akwasi is a young person and has contracted the virus, so probably he will be killed by the virus.” is …………………..

Strong

Weak

Choose the option that has more empirical content than the statement "Those covid-19 patients are asymptomatic"

Most covid-19 patients are asymptomatic

That covid-19 patient is asymptomatic

The 5th and 7th patients on the covid-19 list are asymptomatic

None of the given options has more empirical content than the given statement.

The inductive argument “Virtually no Civil War battles were fought in Ghana. So the Civil War veteran you are a descendant of probably didn’t fight in Ghana.” is …………………..

Strong

Weak

The Accra Mayor says that homelessness is a social problem, but that’s always the mantra of a bleeding-heart capitalist. What is the most plausible fallacy committed in the reasoning above?

ad hominem

genetic fallacy

illegitimate appeal to authority

grandstanding

From the top of the mountain, we could see other mountains to the north and the south. None were as high as Afadjato. A cold wind blew across the entire chain. The above passage is

not an argument

an argument

“People are really sadistic. Look at the brutality shown by people such as Adolf Hitler and Idi Amin.” This is an example of …

… misplaced vividness.

… hasty generalization.

… unrepresentative sample.

… semi attached figures.

“A vitamin supplement has been procured for our national team. It was recommended by Dean Karnazes, the world’s longest (distance) runner.” This is an example of …

… semi attached figures

… genetic fallacy

… illegal appeal to authority