Posted: May 13th, 2018

DEVRY ETHC445N WEEK 1 AND WEEK 3 QUIZ

Which of the online behaviors listed below are inappropriate
in our course?

:
All listed below

Posts with obvious spelling errors that could
have been caught with the spell-check function
Comments with racial or ethnic insults

TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS

Flaming with angry comments

Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:

Question 2. Question
: Ethics involves issues of
right and wrong, and politically charged issues and ideas; thus, the best way
to ensure that my comments are taken in the way I mean them is to _____.

: type them in ALL CAPITALS (That is shouting
online . . . please don’t.)
include lots of references to cultural biases
and labels – after all, this class is all about how I feel (Please avoid!)
carefully consider my comments, think about
how they will affect others who may disagree, and take that into consideration
when I word my posts
take everything everyone else says, and try
to twist it into something ugly so they look bad and I look good (get really
upset and take everything everyone says personally) (Please don’t do this.)
sit quietly in the corner (better to stay out
of the discussion) (Absolutely not – please get involved and post at least
three times per week to each thread.)

Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:

Question 3. Question
: Posting in the course’s
threaded discussions is an essential element in our online, asynchronous
classroom. Which of the following is not true about value-adding posts in our
course?

:
Personal opinion posts are valuable by
themselves.

Emoticons can be used in posts.

Posts are academic work and should be written
with attention to language and grammar.
The course posting server includes a
spell-check function.
Posts may respond to the work of other
students by name.
Instructor Explanation: Posts merely stating opinion add little value.

Points Received: 0 of 4
Comments:

Question 4. Question
: Which of the following is the
most appropriate response for a student to post to another student who has
posted this:

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU?

YOU ARE AS STUPID AS A BOX OF ROCKS!

: Answer the post very directly and with
capital letters for effect.
Send an e-mail to that student to correct him
or her.

Post an equally strong rebuttal.

Complain offline to your Student Advisor.

Ignore this and allow your instructor to
handle it – either directly with the offender or through Student Services.

Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:

Question 5. Question
: Choose from the following
choices the way in which collegiality is valued in our course.

: Uncited quotes from outside sources are
welcome.

An atmosphere of respect is expected in the
class participation of all students.
Any student can make a valuable post by
simply agreeing or disagreeing with a previous post.
Students should never respond to the posts of
other students.
A certain amount of prejudice is allowed.

Instructor Explanation: Tutorial. Collegiality is an expectation of
the posting behavior of students.

Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:

Inferring a claim based on data is deductive logic, but what
happens when the inference circumvents logical reasoning?

: No one will understand you.

A fallacy has been committed.

One has proven to be a good logician.

One ought to use inductive reasoning.

The syllogism is sound.

Instructor Explanation: Tutorial

Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:

Question 2. Question
: A car salesman says this, in
order to get you to buy a new car from him:
“Buddy! You gotta buy this car. Please! If you don’t
buy it, my boss will fire me!”
This type of faulty logic is an example of _____.

:
the ad hominem argument

the hasty generalization fallacy

the straw man fallacy

emotional appeal to popularity

special pleading

Instructor Explanation: Tutorial

Points Received: 0 of 4
Comments:

Question 3. Question
: Do you have only a few select
friends or a large circle of friends?
What fallacy is operating here?

: Straw man

Appeal to fear

Ad hominem

False dilemma

Questionable statistics

Instructor Explanation: Tutorial

Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:

Question 4. Question
: All those old people are
cheap.
They never give me a fair tip when I park their cars in the
valet parking lot.
What kind of fallacy is operating here?

: Straw man

Appeal to fear

Hasty generalization

Questionable statistics

Slippery slope

Instructor Explanation: Tutorial

Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:

Question 5. Question
: Measuring our country’s health
by measuring the consumption of petroleum
is like measuring a person’s health my how much medical care
he or she buys.
What kind of fallacy is operating here?

: Hasty generalization

Questionable statistics

False analogy

Invalid in form

Confusing assumptions with facts

Instructor Explanation: Tutorial

Points Received: 4 of 4
Comments:

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