Question

1. Routinely refusing a claim just because it's conventional is considered

Select one:

a. Not rational

b. A call to custom

c. A call to the crowds

d. Intelligent

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2. While discussing arguments, a slippery-slope design of an argument is considered fallacious in which of the following cases?

Select one:

a. There are only two likely outcomes

b. There is sufficient basis to think that performing one action will unavoidably lead to another objectionable action

c. It is imaginary

d. There is no good reason to think that performing one action will unavoidably lead to another unfavorable action

Answer 1

1.Routinely refusing a claim just because it's conventional is considered

a. Not rational (Answer)

Reason:

Rejecting a claim just because it is traditional is not reasonable/rational . The fact is we should take the middle way i.e. should not reject it or not accept the traditional claim without a good reason. Knee-jerk rejection of a traditional claim is as bad as knee-jerk acceptance of traditional claim.

2.While discussing arguments, a slippery-slope design of an argument is considered fallacious in which of the following cases?

d. There is no good reason to think that performing one action will unavoidably lead to another unfavorable action. (Answer)

Reason:

The fallacy of slippery slope is arguing but having no good reasons i.e. making a particular move will inevitably lead to further, undesirable move or undesirable steps. The idea behind the metaphor, of course, is that if you take the first step on a slippery slope, you will have to take others because, welt the slope is slippery.