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Any argument that depends on an ambiguity commits the fallacy of equivocation the fallacy of begging...

Any argument that depends on an ambiguity commits

  1. the fallacy of equivocation
  1. the fallacy of begging the question
  1. the fallacy of appealing to ignorance
  1. the gambler's fallacy
  1. none of the above
  1. As a contestant on a game show you win the following prize. You are allowed to blindly choose one card from a regular deck. If you get a heart, you win $29; otherwise you win $13. The expected payoff of this opportunity is:
  1. $14
  1. $15
  1. $16
  1. $17
  1. $18

You enter two lotteries. You have a 10% chance of winning each. What is the probability that you will either win both or lose both?

  1. 1%
  1. 18%
  1. 80%
  1. 81%
  1. 82%
  1. What are the odds of flipping four heads in a row?
  1. 1/4
  1. 1/8
  1. 1/16
  1. 1/32
  1. 1/64

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